Happy rivers and lakes

Chapter 9 Chinchilla Baiyutang Pirates

When Zhan Zhao and Haoyue returned to Kaifeng Mansion, Bao Zheng told them that he had received the emperor's order to go out to inspect the case on behalf of Tian, ​​but he didn't expect to know about the case of replacing the civet cat with the prince during this trip.

Zhan Zhao and Haoyue travel together with Bao Zheng, who knows that the moment Haoyue and his party leave, Chinchilla Bai Yutang commits a crime.Chinchilla Bai Yutang was dissatisfied with the first four ranks of the royal guard with swords and Yan, who were given the titles of the emperor's royal cat and chinchilla, so he broke into the forbidden palace at night and stole the jade pendant next to the emperor and left a letter. The content of the letter is obviously aimed at Zhan and Yan came.Renzong (Zhao Zhen) was furious and ordered Prime Minister Wang to call Bao Zheng back to Beijing to investigate and deal with it. Knowing that the incident was caused by the two of them, Zhan and Yan asked Bao Zheng for orders and resolved it according to the rules of the world. The thief, Bao Zheng and his party returned to the capital.Although the Five Rats are in the Jianghu, they have a righteous name and no great evil. Although Bai Yutang's act of stealing and wearing the left book was a demonstration to Zhan Zhao and Haoyue, it alarmed everyone in the government and did not dare to agree, for fear of causing Shangguan's scandal. The Yijie Jinlan was united in one voice and had to support each other with all their strength, advancing and retreating together.

Zhan Zhao and Yan Haoyue rode their horses to a small town not far from Xingkong Island. They got off their horses and stopped by Zhan Zhao, a bamboo shop. "Zhao Zhao why did you stop, aren't we going to the empty island?"

"Haoyue, when we went to the empty island this time, Bai Yutang was trying to force us to compete with him. If we fight, we will definitely lose both sides. I have no intention of hurting anyone, so I want to buy a bamboo sword at the bamboo shop. Mingzhi, I hope they can understand my painstaking efforts."

"Oh, so that's the case, Zhao Zhao, you think so far."

On the other hand, Bao Zheng stopped at Tianqi Temple on his way back to Beijing and ordered Zhang Long and Zhao Hu to sue him in Tianqi Temple.

"My lord, isn't the emperor in a hurry to return to Beijing? Otherwise, he wouldn't be forced to stay here overnight because he missed Sutou on the way. Why is he not in a hurry now!"

"Mr. Gongsun, it's not that the government is not in a hurry, but that the government has already handed over the case of Chinchilla Baiyutang's theft to Guard Zhan and Guard Yan. The government believes that they will handle the case properly, so we don't I am in a hurry to return to Beijing. Since the government occasionally stays here, if we take this opportunity to investigate the secrets of the people and relieve their difficulties, that is the way to be an official."

"My lord is anxious about the people's urgency; the suffering of the suffering people is actually the blessing of the people of the court."

"Mr. Gongsun has exaggerated. If you eat the royal salary, you should try your best. This government is just doing its duty."

"It's just that, wouldn't it miss the itinerary to return to Beijing?"

"That's all right, my house has the emperor's order to go on a patrol on behalf of the heavens, and Zhan Huwei and Yan Huwei went to the empty island to arrest robbers. This mansion has written it in a letter and reported it to Prime Minister Wang. The guards chased the jade pendant back, and before they catch Bai Yutang, it doesn’t matter whether they return to the capital or not. If staying here can do more for the people, wouldn’t it be a worthwhile trip.” Gongsun Ce nodded after listening to Bao Zheng’s words , I didn't say anything.

As a result, Zhang Long and the others put up notices on Dongfangdu near Tianqi Temple, attracting many people to watch. Among them, a young man selling vegetables also came to the notice. Unfortunately, he couldn't read, so he had to ask others.

"Grandpa, how dare you ask what is written on it! So many people gathered around to look at it."

"Oh, young man, here is a notice, which says: A gentleman has come to our Caozhou Bridge, and the notice will be posted in Tianqi Temple."

"Report, what are you going to report!"

"Hey, as long as you have grievances, you can sue whatever you want, and anyone you want to sue, and the master will accept all the complaints you write."

"Cut, is it true or not, why is the official so loud?"

"Hey, it's not fake at all. This is a well-known upright official, Mr. Bao Zheng, Governor of Kaifeng Mansion!"

"What kind of bag?"

"It's the stern and selfless Master Bao Qingtian."

"You can really be stern and selfless, what a blue sky?"

"That's still wrong, if you don't believe me, go and sue."

"I, who am I going to sue?" The young man smiled unnaturally.

"Hey, whoever buys your vegetables and doesn't give you money, you can sue them!" The young man stopped talking, picked up the vegetables and left.

It turned out that the young man was carrying vegetables back home. He put down the unfinished vegetables and shouted: "Mother, mother, mother, mother." Immediately, he saw a blind old man in plain clothes. The woman came out to greet her: "What are you shouting for? Mother is here, here!"

"Mother, didn't you tell me? Don't move around when I'm not at home. Your eyesight is not convenient. Come and let me help you sit down. Mother, it's all right, I've finally waited for you."

"What are you waiting for? Why don't you sell vegetables early in the morning and come back?"

"Mother, didn't you ask me to pay attention to whether there are any officials in Beijing coming to our Caozhou Bridge? Today I can be counted as waiting."

"Ah, forget it, forget it, it's impossible."

"Mother, what are you doing? Didn't you keep saying that you have grievances to be redressed? You also said that ordinary officials can't do it. You have to wait for a clean official, and you have to be a high-ranking official. This is a big and clean official." ah."

"Oh, what kind of upright officials are there these days?"

"Who said that, I, I heard from the old man on the street just now that the official who came back is clean, and now he is waiting for someone to sue at Tianqi Temple. He can sue whatever he wants, and whoever he wants to sue. Just sue anyone, as long as there is a complaint, he will dare to accept it."

"Oh, who the hell is here!"

"This, this, I really don't know what his name is, but I heard from the old man that his name is Stern and Selfless Qingtian."

"Zhang Yi, his surname is Bao." The old woman hurriedly asked a little excitedly.

"Yes, it's Bao."

"But Bao Zheng, the prefect of the Kaifeng government, is known as Bao Qingtian, Mr. Bao."

"Yes, that's right, mother, I remembered it was him, mother. Hey, mother, how do you know this Lord Bao Qingtian?"

"That's great, God has pity on me, God has pity on me, mother finally waited for this day. Zhang Yi, you said that Master Bao is going to announce in Tianqi Temple, okay, go, go quickly."

"Mom, what am I going to do!"

"Go and sue, go and sue for your mother in front of Mr. Bao."

Seeing that his mother was excited and crying, Zhang Yi went to Tianqi Temple to file a complaint at his mother's request, and asked Bao Zheng to go to his own house to hear the complaint. Bao Zheng wanted to investigate public grievances and went to inquire. The people's words were astonishing, and they actually regarded themselves as the royal family. Bao Zheng was shocked.When the blind woman narrated the past, Bao Zheng didn't dare to believe it, until the blind woman showed the golden pills bestowed by the former emperor as proof, saying that there were only two golden pills in the world, and the other one was in the hands of the current Empress Dowager Liu. At this time, Bao Zheng Only then did he realize that the person in front of him was indeed the former Emperor Zhenzong's favorite concubine Li Guifei from Yuchen Palace.It's just that Concubine Li was bestowed to die in the cold palace by Zhenzong back then, how could she appear in the market now?

Bao Zheng questioned the blind woman and found out a shocking palace secret.After recalling that 30 years ago, Concubine Liu of Jinhua Palace and Concubine Li of Yuchen Palace were the same sisters and conceived at the same time. Zhenzong promised that whoever gave birth to a dragon son first would be the crown prince, and the mother would be the queen if the son was the most precious.Bao Zheng was convinced, and immediately greeted Concubine Li, and Concubine Li was finally relieved.

At the same time, Zhan Zhao and Hao Yue came to a deserted tea shed by the lake and got off their horses.The owner of the tea shed had sharp eyes, looked at Zhan Zhao and Hao Yue, and said, "You two guests, please sit inside. I'll take your horses aside first."

Zhan Zhao and Hao Yue nodded and sat down, Zhan Zhao looked around: "Boss, why don't you see anyone else, did we miss the boat schedule?"

"There are no other people here. Except for the local people, they are all guests of Master Lu when they go to Xingkong Island. Normally, no one comes here at all."

"Then your business is no longer patronized."

"I can't call it a business. The money for the tea is paid by Master Lu. Oh, by the way, there is no charge for drinking tea here, it's free."

"Oh, why is that?"

"Here, the owner is also worried about an unexpected visitor coming, so he asked for some money for tea."

"Zhao Zhao, it seems that we have become uninvited guests." Hao Yue said to Zhan Zhao a little funny, and Zhan Zhao rolled his eyes at Hao Yue when he heard the name 'Zhao Zhao'.Then I heard the tea shed owner continue to say: "Oh, to be honest, if you don't make an appointment in advance, sir, I'm afraid you really won't be able to cross this lake."

"Oh, really."

Speaking of this, Haoyue stood up suddenly: "Zhaozhao, it seems that trouble is coming. Shall we go to the pier?" It turned out that Haoyue saw a person holding a bamboo raft towards the vast lake. They rowed in this direction, the man couldn't see what he looked like, but he was thin and thin, wearing a bamboo hat that covered his entire face, looking very mysterious.

"Well, it seems that trouble is coming, this man's martial arts are not bad."

"Zhao Zhao, this man's martial arts can only be said to be average, let's compete with him later." Hao Yue was eager to try.

"Hehe, let's go, Haoyue, let's go to the pier and take a bamboo raft to Xingkong Island."

"Boater, would you like to send us to Sinking Sky Island?"

"Okay, come up!" At this moment, Zhan Zhao and the others saw clearly the appearance of the boatman, it was a very handsome face, but the expression on that face now.After a while, the bamboo raft rowed into the reed flower pond, and there was no land in all directions.

"Guest officers, are you going to Xingkong Island for business or to visit friends?"

"Do you think we are on business or visiting friends?" Zhan Zhao whispered while standing on the bamboo raft with his back to the boatman, looking at the beautiful reeds all around. Hao Yue stood next to Zhan Zhao and gave a low laugh.

"I don't think the two guest officials are locals. They must be friends of Master Lu."

"Whether it's a friend or not depends on Master Lu's intention." Hao Yue turned around and looked at the man with a charming smile.

"The guest officer's words are interesting. I wonder if the two guest officers can speak water."

"Oh, boatman, you might as well guess again." Zhan Zhao also turned to look at the boatman, and made a gesture of invitation.

"Judging from the accent, this guest officer seems to be from the south. The so-called south boat and north horse, I think the guest officer should be fluent."

When Haoyue heard it, she immediately laughed and said, "Hehe, what a coincidence, although Zhaozhao is from the south, he is both civil and military, but he really doesn't know how to swim. Not only Zhaozhao can't but I can't do it either. Unexpectedly, when the boatman heard what Haoyue said, his handsome face smiled.

"Hmph, that's what I was waiting for." The boatman threw the penny and the bamboo hat, and jumped into the lake with one leap.After a while, no one could be seen.

"Zhaozhao, we seem to have met Jiang Ping, one of the five mice on Xingkong Island."

"Haoyue, it seems that what you said is right. This person has excellent water skills and can live in the water for a long time to open his eyesight. Presumably he wants to break up the bamboo raft and let us fall into the lake. He should be the river mouse Jiang Ping, it seems that the struggle between our mouse and cat has already begun, and we have to pass a few checkpoints in the empty island before we can meet Master Lu."

"Zhao Zhao, can you do it? You and I can't row this bamboo raft. I don't want to fall into the lake."

"Haoyue, it's okay, I don't want to fall into the lake either. Watch out, Haoyue." Haoyue stared at Zhan Zhao with wide-eyed eyes, and saw Zhan Zhao using a heavy weight and paddling forward on the bamboo raft.

"Zhao Zhao, you are so smart, this idea is not bad." Zhan Zhao looked at Haoyue's smiling face and smiled.