Chapter 1374 Previous Dynasty

After chatting with General Yuwen for a while, everyone wanted to try to get more useful information, but General Yuwen was very vigilant, so everyone had to give up.

Later, General Yuwen called a few soldiers from the government, and after giving the leader a few words, he asked the soldiers to take Jiang Cheng and his party away to understand the situation in the city, while the remaining few were left behind.

Looking at Jiang Cheng and the others who were gradually walking away, Shao Tong's eyes passed over the backs of the five people one by one, paused briefly on Jiang Cheng, and finally stopped behind the man named Wang Fugui.

"What do you call this little brother?" Zhang Qizheng smiled and greeted the soldiers who led them. He was the leader of several soldiers who were assigned by General Yuwen.

This man was not tall in stature, but his eyes were piercing and his brows carried an evil aura unique to a warrior on the battlefield. However, facing the distinguished guests invited by the Marquis, he did not dare to neglect and immediately replied: " I don’t dare to take it. I’m Zhao Yidao, who is temporarily on duty in the mansion. In fact, he is just a soldier.”

Zhang Qizheng saw that this man had a rough face and was quite old, so he wanted to inquire about the news and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Zhao Zhishou. I have always heard that the Marquis is good at managing the army. Today I met General Yuwen, Zhao Zhishou and other brothers. The troops are well-organized and their courage is extraordinary. The rumors are indeed true.”

Zhao Bing was a rough man. How had he ever been treated so respectfully, especially when he was a distinguished guest invited by the Marquis? He was a little flattered for a moment and waved his hands quickly, "Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously. We brothers are all rough men, not as good as General Yuwen." , General Yuwen is the Marquis’ favorite general.”

"I am lucky enough to come to the Marquis Mansion to serve as an errand, thanks to the consideration of the Marquis and General Yuwen. I am getting older, my body and bones are not as strong as in previous years, and I am not suitable for the job of clearing out the rebels, so I decided to I called him into the house and asked me to do some chores within my power."

Zhao Bingtou's words were full of gratitude to Zhennan Marquis and General Yuwen for their kindness. Jiang Cheng and others had expressionless expressions on their faces, but they heard a new message from them: clear out the rebel bandits.

Perhaps he felt that he had said too much, so Zhao Bing closed his mouth without realizing it. The group quickly left the Hou Mansion and walked to a fairly popular street.

Arriving at a tavern, Jiang Cheng took out two pieces of silver from his pocket with a smile, then stuffed it into Zhao Bingtou's hand, and said naturally: "A little thought, it is fate that we all get together. Zhao Zhishou took several brothers along with him. "Thank you, find a place to sit and have something to eat. You don't need to accompany us. We can just walk around. It's nearby and we won't go far."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Bingtou, who had been very nice just now, refused sternly and pushed the money back, "This can't be done. The rules of the Marquis Mansion are strict. The Marquis's orders are the gods of Luo'an City. Masters, please don't embarrass us. Errand boy.

Perhaps because he felt that his words were too serious, Zhao Bingtou squeezed out a smile after a while and added: "All the masters are distinguished guests of the Marquis. It is no longer what it used to be. Weird things happen frequently in Luo'an City and people are panicked. Once the master We have done something wrong, even if we grow 10 heads, we still can’t atone for it.”

It was originally a polite word, but it changed the taste in Fatty's ears. The experience during this period made him nervous. He couldn't help but fantasize about Zhao Bingtou growing 10 heads, and then inevitably put himself Success scares me.

Seeing that Zhao Bingtou couldn't be accommodating, Li Bai also stood up and smoothed things over, "Zhao Bingtou has done his duty well. I admire him, so I'll trouble you to accompany us."

"I don't know about my duties..." Zhao Bing glanced around. They were now standing at a crossroads. "I wonder where you masters want to go?"

"Drug shop." Li Bai said.

"I want to go and sit in a teahouse." Zhang Qizheng beat his waist and laughed at himself helplessly, "I am old and useless. I am tired after walking for a while. I will order a pot of good tea at the teahouse and wait. You're done."

"I want to go to the bookstore in the city to read. I wonder if there will be any special books in the bookstore in Luo'an City." Yao, Shunyu, and Yu pretended to be serious and studious.

Hearing that these people were going to different places, Zhao Bingtou, the leader, was a little embarrassed. After all, including himself, there were only four soldiers brought out this time. Even if they were staring at each other, once the last two people were still there, If we want to separate, it won't be enough. Now it's too late to go back home to find someone.

The most important thing is that he doesn't want to leave an impression on General Yuwen that he is not doing things well.

Jiang Cheng gave the fat man a look, and the latter understood it and shouted loudly: "I'm hungry, I want to go to eat. I've been in the Marquis Mansion for so long, let alone food, I didn't even have a drink of water."

Hearing the fat man speak so loudly, Zhao Bingtou was frightened. He wanted to cover his mouth, "I said... I said, master, please lower your voice. The Marquis is not neglecting you, but in recent years, the Hou My old illness has recurred, and strange things have happened frequently in the city. The Marquis is too worried, and this is what makes all the masters feel uncomfortable. "

Seeing this, Jiang Cheng stood up and comforted him: "Wang Fugui, I think we shouldn't embarrass Officer Zhao. I think it's good. You can follow me and the two of us will be together, so that Officer Zhao won't be in trouble."

"Okay, I'll give you this face." Fatty replied.

"Zhao Zhishou, we two don't have any goals, we just want to walk casually on the street." Jiang Cheng looked at Zhao Zhishou with reassurance written all over his face.

After everyone determined their target, they parted ways at the crossroads. Zhao Zhishou was abducted by the mature and steady Zhang Qizheng. A relatively dull-looking young government soldier took Jiang Cheng and Fatty and wandered aimlessly on the street.

Jiang Cheng used some scraps of silver to buy some random food from a stall on the street, and ate while walking with the fat man. After noticing that Fu Bing was secretly swallowing his saliva, Jiang Cheng excused himself that he couldn't finish it, and gave the rest to Fu Bing. , after several shirks, the young soldier looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he accepted it half-heartedly.

With short hands, the soldiers were embarrassed to follow too closely. After several conversations, everyone became familiar with each other. More importantly, he felt that Jiang Cheng was a really nice person. He treated people well and spoke well. The most important thing was Sincere enough, he is a trustworthy person.

After they were done shopping, Jiang Cheng and several people walked to an antique shop. Jiang Cheng stood still and winked at the fat man. The fat man immediately understood, and at the same time he held his stomach and screamed.

"Master, you...what's wrong with you?" Upon seeing this, the soldiers immediately checked and saw that the fat man's face was all squeezed together, and big beads of sweat were rolling down. It was obvious that he was in pain. .

"It hurts, my stomach hurts!" The fat man's voice was trembling as he spoke, "I can't help it. The street stall must have been unclean just now, and my stomach is full of food. I need to go to the latrine. Where... Where is the latrine? Hurry, take me there I come over!"

The soldiers raised their heads and looked around, panicking for a moment, "The latrine, around here..."

"There is a restaurant there, and there must be a hut there." Jiang Cheng pointed and revealed a restaurant's plaque on a street corner not far away.

The fat man didn't wait for the fu soldiers to react and ran over immediately. The fu soldiers' first reaction after seeing it was to chase him, but they suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Cheng with some embarrassment. Unexpectedly, the latter gave him a reassuring look, and then He pretended to look around, pointed to the antique shop behind him and said, "Don't worry about me. I won't wander around on the street. I'll wait for you in this shop. Go find him quickly. He doesn't know the way."

"good."

Watching the government soldiers run away, Jiang Cheng casually glanced around, and then he walked slowly into the antique shop. Zhao Zhizhi's previous words were still echoing in his ears. He wanted to clear out the rebels. His keen mind I feel that the strange things happening in the city are probably related to this incident, as well as the weird Spring God Lake. If you have the chance, you must go and see it for yourself.

Although the antique shop was open, there was not a single customer inside. That's right. If something like this happened in the city, it would be too late for everyone to escape. How could one be in the mood to buy antiques.

But the business still needs to be done. When the boss saw the person coming, he immediately greeted him. After looking Jiang Cheng up and down for a few times, a light of surprise appeared in his eyes. This business relies on his eyesight. The boss has been doing this for many years. Well, by looking up and down, you can get a rough idea of ​​the origin and financial resources of the customers who come through the door.

In the eyes of the boss, although the young man who came in was dressed strangely, and the fabric did not look like high-quality fabric, it was all fur. This young man had a bookish look on his face, and was confident and generous in his movements. It was obvious that he was He had seen a big scene, his mouth was raised, and his eyes were half indifferent and half proud. Even if he was not the eldest son of a clan family, he was at least the heir of a wealthy family.

The boss was secretly happy and became more respectful to Jiang Cheng, "Master, what do you want to see?"

This is a very important question. When people like this come to buy something, they are usually not allowed to pick up the item at the first time. If they do, it is a joke that they don’t have it at home. Even if there is something they like, they are not allowed to pick up the money at the first time. , this seems too tacky, and it is difficult to make an offer later. You have to mention the fate, saying that this thing is spiritual and has a fate with the man who comes through the door.

Jiang Cheng took small steps and walked back and forth in the shop. His eyebrows were filled with disdain. The boss became more and more attentive until Jiang Cheng slowly spoke, "I recently encountered an object that I like, but you don't have it in your shop. How about you?" In this case, you bring me a pen and paper, and I will draw it for you. If you can tell me the origin, I will reward you greatly."

"Okay."

The boss ran to get paper and pen, and then quickly ran back. Jiang Cheng dipped his brush in ink and drew pieces of nail pieces on the paper. There were some lines between the nail pieces. Jiang Cheng drew them one by one, but Before he could finish the painting, the boss's face suddenly changed. Then he immediately took two steps back, pointed at the painting, and asked tremblingly: "You...who are you?"

Jiang Cheng held the pen and thought for a moment, "Rich people."

"You...get out of here! I won't do your business anymore. Leave quickly. If you don't leave...if you don't leave, I'll report you to the police!" The boss pretended to be powerful, but Jiang Cheng could see at a glance that he was actually very scared inside. " Let me tell you, now... now the whole city is arresting people like you. You... once you are caught, you will die. Please leave quickly. I don't want to provoke you. I will treat you as if you have never been here today and I don't know you. you."

What Jiang Cheng painted was naturally the broken pieces of armor that Gao Yanqing was holding in his hands. According to their analysis, these pieces of armor should have been torn off from a complete pair of armor. Judging from the workmanship of the armor, it was not something that ordinary soldiers could wear. These fragments are now on Jiang Cheng's body, but he can't take them out for fear of getting angry.

Jiang Cheng pretended to be fearless and even approached the boss eagerly, "Oh? Then tell me, who am I? What are the things I draw?"

The boss was frightened by Jiang Cheng's actions, especially when he saw Jiang Cheng put his hand into his clothes. It seemed that there were weapons hidden inside. After facing the pressure from Jiang Cheng, the boss almost collapsed to the ground, and finally appointed General He cried, "You are the remnants of the previous dynasty. No, that's not right. You are the heroes who want to revive the previous dynasty. I admire you from the bottom of my heart, but I...I can't do it. I am just the owner of an antique shop. I can't carry it on my shoulders." , I can’t lift it with my hands, it’s useless to try to get me to join the gang, and you can’t kill me, there are people coming and going around here, and if I die, you can’t run away!”

"Yes, let's continue. What is this piece of clothing I drew? What does the pattern on it say?" Jiang Cheng followed his plan and continued to ask.

"This... this is the armor of General Guo from the former dynasty. His armor and his soldiers all have such patterns." The boss trembled and said, "This... you shouldn't look for this kind of thing. I, if you want to settle the score, just go to the Marquis of Zhennan. General Guo was killed by the Marquis of Zhennan, and he was awarded the title of Marquis of Zhennan by the emperor after he captured Luo'an City. It is hereditary. "

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng showed a weird smile, then took out his hand from his clothes and stretched it out to the boss who collapsed on the ground. The boss didn't know what it meant. Finally, he took Jiang Cheng's hand tremblingly and was pulled away from him. The ground pulled up.

Jiang Cheng patted his boss on the shoulder and nodded in approval, "Yes, you performed very well. Today is not your day to die. To tell you the truth, I am from the Zhennan Hou Mansion. I came here today because I received a report from someone saying that you are like this The shop is suspected of collaborating with bandits.”

"No, no, I'm an honest person and I don't dare to do these things." The boss waved his hands quickly. After the initial fright, the boss also became suspicious of Jiang Cheng's identity. After all, the other party's behavior was too weird.

After noticing the change in the boss's micro-expression, Jiang Cheng smiled and took out a piece of cloth from his pocket and opened it. There was a conspicuous pattern on the cloth. The boss immediately recognized that the pattern was the mark of the Zhennan Marquis Mansion.

"Sir!" The boss was stunned, and then he knelt down to Jiang Cheng.

"Don't be like this. I'm here to make an unannounced visit. Don't mess up our important event. Otherwise, once you alert the remnants of the previous dynasty, you will never be able to redeem yourself." Jiang Cheng supported the boss and did not let him kneel down.

Jiang Cheng found a chair and sat down, raised his chin to his boss, and said arrogantly: "Tell me, how much do you know about Spring God Lake?"