Chapter 85 Someone Wants to Kill Me

Yingwu Hall, whose signboard was inherited from King Ning, is an important place to plan military affairs. Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting deduce various possible future situations in front of the map.

Now the Shang Dynasty Zong has thousands of Ning Wang's old troops under his command, and has recruited thousands of new recruits to maintain local order. There is no shortage of manpower to train new recruits, and Canglu County's government affairs are also taken care of. Occupation is easy to defend and difficult to attack. With the support of Tianyumen and Feng Lingbo behind him, the situation and situation have changed greatly, and there is room for manoeuvres, and he has begun to plan for the long-term.

Ordinary people are not allowed to trespass on important military airfields. Shang Shuqing is obviously an exception, and can enter directly without notification.

After Shang Shuqing told about Niu Youdao's situation, Shang Chaozong said in astonishment, "Is there something to postpone the retreat?"

Lan Ruoting, who was staring at the map, slowly turned around and looked back, and asked, "Princess, did he say why he delayed?"

Shang Shuqing: "He didn't say anything, and I didn't ask. My brother and my husband both know about him. If you don't want to talk about it, you can't find anything out of it."

That's the case, Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting glanced at each other, wondering what could happen to Niu Youdao here.

It must not be because of growing vegetables. Recently, Yuan Gang led the monks of Nanshan Temple to grow vegetables very vigorously. Shang Shuqing originally planned to plant some flowers and plants in that open space, but when Yuan Gang intervened, Shang Shuqing had no choice but to Say nothing, let the people below forget it.

Postpone retreat practice because of growing vegetables? No matter how you think about it, it feels unrealistic.

At this moment, someone outside begged for an interview, and a personal guard came in to report: "My lord, Yuan Gang came to our side and asked our people to touch the bottom of a study shop called 'Jingmoxuan', and repeatedly I explained in detail not to startle the snake!"

Shang Shuqing was stunned on the spot, with a strong look of doubt in her bright eyes.

"Jingmoxuan?" Shang Chaozong muttered, "Why does it sound familiar to me?"

Lan Ruoting stroked his beard and reminded, "My lord, it's the one who's once too difficult to find water."

"Oh!" Shang Chaozong suddenly realized, and remembered the poem that he had agreed on, but it made him even more surprised, "Okay, why touch the bottom of a study shop?"

Lan Ruoting shook his head slightly, "Such inexplicable behavior is probably not Yuan Gang, but the Daoist, who is used to doing things that make people puzzled beforehand."

Shang Chaozong took this very seriously, and he was also the one who had the deepest understanding. The Daoist said that he went to Guangyi County to borrow troops, but in the end he made a marriage, reminded him of the bridal chamber, and ended up prescribing another medicine.

Shang Shuqing turned her head and said to the guard: "You can follow his orders."

Seeing that Shang Chaozong did not object, the personal guard cupped his hands and said, "Yes!" He turned around and left quickly.

Both Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting stared at Shang Shuqing, who pondered and said, "The postponement of retreat is probably related to Jingmoxuan."

Lan Ruoting was surprised: "How can I see that?"

Shang Shuqing: "Not long ago, I asked him to appreciate this poem, and he also asked about the origin of this poem, praising the poem."

Lan Ruoting asked strangely: "What does this have to do with Mojing Moxuan's background? A study shop, even if Shihao wants to get acquainted with each other, do you still need to tell him not to startle the snake?"

Shang Shuqing: "Sir, I don't know something. Just now, when I mentioned going to the secret realm, he agreed well. Before I mentioned this poem, he had already agreed to go to the secret realm. After I mentioned this poem , he suddenly changed his mind. Don't startle the snake... It seems very likely that he noticed something wrong with that shop."

The Yingwu Hall fell into silence for a while, thinking about this matter. In fact, they all wanted to ask Niu Youdao what was going on, but as Shang Shuqing said, you can ask Niu Youdao what he doesn't want to say. Tell the truth.

In the end, Shang Chaozong said slowly: "You might as well wait and see what happens!"

In the afternoon, there was news that Yuan Gang returned to the small courtyard.

On a reclining chair, Niu Youdao lay leisurely in the shade of a tree, closing his eyes and feigning sleep.

The sword stuck outside the armrest of the recliner, and the fingers on the hilt tapped slowly and rhythmically, proving that he was not asleep at all.

A stool was prepared by the side of the reclining chair, Yuan Gang went to the side and sat down directly, just next to Niu Youdao's ear, without any nonsense, he said directly: "Jingmoxuan is the best shop selling stationery in the city." The original shopkeeper is not here. It is said that because of the turmoil in the county town, he was a little scared and temporarily returned to his hometown to avoid the limelight. There have been many similar situations in the city recently. The current shopkeeper is said to be the cousin of the original shopkeeper, and he is temporarily helping the original shopkeeper to look after the shop. About The neighbor said that he is the only one running the shop for the time being, and there is no assistant to help him yet. This is the confirmed situation so far, so as not to startle the snake, we haven’t investigated too deeply yet.”

Niu Youdao was silent and seemed to be asleep, but his five fingers clasped on the hilt of the sword were still moving. After the five fingers stopped moving, he also said, "Don't check anymore, I don't know the situation of the other party's arrangement yet. Going deeper is easy to scare the snake, just set up a secret whistle to keep an eye on the shop."

Yuan Gang: "Master Dao, what do you want to do?"

"The other party probably doesn't know that this poem is related to me, otherwise they won't show it to scare the snake, so what does the other party mean by showing this poem?" Niu Youdao slowly opened his eyes and asked, and then answered himself: "I think This is how to approach this side in order to find opportunities, otherwise there is no way to approach. This proves that the visitor is afraid of the strength of Tianyumen and dare not act rashly. Opponents of Tianyumen, we are safe in this villa."

Yuan Gang listened without saying a word, waiting for his specific action plan.

Niu Youdao chuckled, and continued to speak slowly: "I actually thought of starting from the study shop. Think about it, there are so many people here, the purchase of pens, inks, papers and inkstones is inevitable, and you can easily get in touch with them by sitting on the sidelines. Here, it’s not easy to attract suspicion, I don’t know who came up with the method, it’s a bit interesting, I really want to see it.”

Together, they left the reclining chair and stood up. The reclining chair was dangling behind them. With both hands in front of the sword, they said with deep eyes, "I know that there are people from Tianyumen who are protecting me, but I still dare to find them. It seems that I will not die for a day. The Song family I won’t give up easily for one day!” Turning back to Yuan Gang who stood up, “You find a way to arrange for the shopkeeper to come to meet me, and say that the princess likes his poems, invite him to come and make friends with poems! That’s right. , and some other well-known scribes in the city are also invited. The movement is not big or small, neither publicity nor secrecy."

Yuan Gang could understand what he meant, turned around and left.

Niu Youdao then also left the yard and went straight to Bai Yao's residence in the manor.

This is not a place he can enter casually, he was stopped by the guards at the gate and asked, Niu Youdao said: "Please report on your behalf, Niu Youdao is asking to see Senior Bai Yaobai."

After waiting at the door for a while, someone from inside came out to invite him in, and brought him into a pavilion inside. Bai Yao was sitting opposite his fellow doorman, talking about something.

"I have met the two seniors." Niu Youdao bowed his hands.

Bai Yao, who turned his back indifferently, held the tea and asked lightly, "What's the matter?"

"Someone is going to kill me!" Niu Youdao said with a smile.

Bai Yao paused, and slowly looked back...

"I make friends with poetry?"

In Yingwu Hall, Shang Shuqing was choked up and speechless when she heard the news. Let the staff here to handle the matter, obviously did not intend to hide it from this side, isn't this a deception under the guise of beating her?

Lan Ruoting frowned, "I also hired other scribes to cover it up, so cautious, it seems that there is really something wrong with the shop."

At this moment, another person came to report, "My lord, the Master has gone to Master Bai Yao."

Lan Ruoting asked, "Did you invite them over there?"

The visitor said: "No, the mage went there by himself."

The three of them looked at each other, and it was the first time that Niu Youdao took the initiative to look for Bai Yao, instead of looking for them, he went to Bai Yao instead. Combined with the things in front of them, all three of them felt a strong rhythm of making trouble. The problem is They don't know what's going on, Niu Youdao's way of doing things is really annoying...

In a narrow and secluded alley in the city, a thin scholar whose clothes were washed white hurriedly came to the door of his house, and opened the door of the small courtyard with a bang. The chickens in the small courtyard hurried towards the hen run over there.

A disheveled young woman in the courtyard was collecting clothes to dry on the bamboo poles, and was also startled by the movement. Seeing that her husband had returned, she couldn't help but glared, patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, saying: : "Scared me to death, I thought I was going to arrest and kill people and come to our house again, are you trying to kill me to knock down the door?" Cursed.

The scholar was so excited that he waved a beautiful post in his hand, spread out the handwriting inside and said, "Ma'am, what is this?"

The little woman rolled her eyes at him, "I'm illiterate, how do I know what it is? You blushed like this, did you take rat poison?"

The scholar ignored his mother-in-law's ridicule, and still excitedly said: "Invitation card! The princess Shang Shuqing sent me an invitation card, inviting me to go to the Yongping county king's villa tomorrow for a party, and to meet friends through poetry!"

The little woman was stunned for a moment, and she was also a little surprised, then said disdainfully: "What's the use of making friends with poetry, if you don't speak human language, say something that people can't understand, and then eat and drink? What's the use? Top Is it enough for you to fill a meal alone, and can the whole family not be hungry? Let me tell you, it would be better to give a bag of white flour the most practical!"

Disappointed, the scholar said angrily, "Vulgar!"

The little woman said contemptuously: "Show me if you are not vulgar, and if you have the ability to meet friends with poetry, you will not eat for a year later!"

The scholar shook the post in his hand, pouted his neck and said: "A woman's opinion! Do you think anyone can get the invitation from the princess? Don't you look at who is in charge in Canglu County now? If literary talent can get it The Princess’s appreciation, this troubled world is better than going to Beijing to rush for the exam, maybe you can become an official directly, and you can get a salary in the future!”

When she heard that she could be an official and earn a salary, the little woman asked suspiciously, "Really?"

The scholar pointed to the outside and said, "Didn't you see that Wu Fu, who runs the restaurant, has become the county magistrate?"

The little woman blinked her eyes, and immediately said: "Anyway, you don't have anything serious to do, so go ahead, let's go to have a drink, um, put on the New Year's dress that was packed at the bottom of the suitcase tomorrow."

Just when the hen was walking by with a group of chicks, the scholar's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the hen and said, "Kill the chicken, I will eat tonight to nourish my brain, and I will be able to perform better tomorrow."

The little woman immediately became furious and roared: "You still expect it to hatch chicks, and you still expect it to lay eggs and sell it for money. You might as well make money as it does. If you kill you and sell it, it's not worth as much as it..."