The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 104 The Trail of the Chinchilla

Bao Zheng ordered people to transfer a group of criminals, sufferers and other persons involved in the case from Xiangfu County to interrogate them in court to distinguish right from wrong. In just half a day, the case was cleared up.It turned out that the murderer was actually someone else, Yan Chasan was only willing to take the blame because of the innocence of the lady with whom he was engaged.

Bao Zheng settled the case and admonished Yan Chasan, and then it was over.

When he came to the study, he asked Yun Yanhui who followed him to invite General Zhan and others, Gongsun Ce and others to talk about keeping the knife.

When Zhan Zhao came to the study, Gongsun Ce also deduced that in the morning, and wanted to ask Zhan Zhao to watch over the past few days and nights.

Zhan Zhao hurriedly said, "The person who kept the knife is probably Bai Yutang."

Yun Yanhui was so frightened that she yelled out: "What?"

The other three looked at him, not knowing why he reacted so strongly.

Yun Yan replied: "Uh...it's nothing, it seems that my stepfather mentioned this name."

Zhan Zhao then clearly introduced the origins and nicknames of the Five Rats of Zikong Island one by one.

Zhan Zhao had dealt with Bai Yutang before in the case of An Lehou, so he knew that he was beautiful and cruel.Not long ago, he went back to his hometown to visit his relatives, and learned that Bai Yutang was going to Beijing to look for him, but after he came back, he only informed Bao Zheng, so Gongsun Ce and Yun Yan didn't know about their return.

Yun Yan's eyes widened when he heard that. Ever since Zhan Zhao appeared, he had been wondering when Bai Yutang would show up, but he never waited for it. He didn't expect that when he almost forgot, he would suddenly jump up. Out.

In the whole Seven Heroes and Five Righteousnesses, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang are the top few in popularity, so after meeting Zhan Zhao, he felt worthy of the name, and naturally he wanted to see Bai Yutang's demeanor.

Seeing Yunyan listening attentively, Bao Zheng looked a little familiar, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "Why, you are also from the Baiyutang Tokyo Support Club?"

Yun Yan muttered back: "I'm still in the Rat and Cat Support Club..."

It's nothing else, but Zhan Zhao's eyes and ears are so sharp that he heard Yun Yanhui's murmur clearly, and said in confusion: "The Rat and Cat Support Club? I already know the meaning of the Support Club, but how can the Rat and Cat explain it? Mouse, the cat is the imperial cat's cat, right?"

Yun Yan replied: "..." It's nothing, he was just talking nonsense, modern rot culture is widely spread, so he also knows some famous CPs, including the couple Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao.

Gongsun Ce said "ah", "I think Brother Yan also understood the meaning of Bai Yutang's going to the capital to find Zhan's guards. Zhan's guards are called 'royal cats', and they are mice. Cats hunt mice, and Zhan's guards are based on their name." Just overwhelm them, so this Bai Yutang wants to compete with Zhan Huwei. What Brother Yan means is that he wants them to turn hostility into friendship? But why do you say mouse and cat instead of cat and mouse?"

"...?" Yun Yan was puzzled when he returned, then Mr. Gongsun, why did you question the mouse and cat? Do you want to pinch CP?

Zhan Zhao said melancholy: "Whether it's a mouse or a cat, Zhan has no objection. The title of 'Royal Cat' was originally given by the government, and he didn't intend to suppress him. If he really came here for the title, It doesn’t matter if I’m not called Yumao.”

Yun Yan replied: "......"

Alas, the more I listened, the more strange it became, Yun Yan hurriedly swept away those strange thoughts, and comforted: "Guard Zhan, you are really kind, I don't think you need to think so much, the name given to you by the officials Very apt."

He took out the card that Bai Yutang left behind, "Of course, this Chinchilla has an equally appropriate nickname. You don't know, Mr. Gongsun and I discovered something. Look here, in fact, he left Books were stolen from our kitchen before..."

Before Yun Yanhui finished speaking, something flew out of the window, passed through the window paper, and bounced on the book slip in Yun Yan Hui's hand. Embedded in the wall.Look again at this time, only to know that it was only a stone that flew in.

Everyone was surprised, but Zhan Zhao reacted very quickly, knowing that people outside would be able to see the shadow of the lamp, so he blew on the lamp, took his sword, opened the partition and went out.

Gongsun Ce also reacted quickly and pulled Bao Zheng and Yun Yan back to the corner, blocking it with a screen, "The person outside here is probably Bai Yutang! The lightness kung fu is really good, and he has been eavesdropping outside all the time. But it wasn't discovered until he shot."

Yun Yan touched her forehead, only to feel that she was breaking out in a cold sweat. Who told Bai Yutang to strike when she said bad things about him, he must be dissatisfied with what he said.

Outside, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were already fighting like hell, and the servants in the classroom heard the commotion and rushed over one after another.

Hearing the voice of Kaifeng Mansion F4, the three came out from the corner with confidence.

Yun Yan looked back at the window, the moonlight is not very bright tonight, only two figures can be seen fighting on the ridge of the roof in the dark night.After all, it wasn't the home court, so the people suspected of Bai Yutang retreated while fighting, while Zhan Zhao chased after them.

The other yamen servants also lit torches and held lanterns and surrounded him from all directions, trying to help Zhan Zhao catch the man.

The figure is gradually going away, and after a while Yunyan will not be able to see him, so he can only sit and wait in the same place.

After another half hour, Zhan Zhao came back in a hurry with something in his hand, "The humble official failed to capture the thief, please forgive me."

"This person's lightness kung fu is superb, and it's in the dark night, how can he be captured easily, Zhan Huwei doesn't have to blame himself." Bao Zheng comforted him, and he didn't blame him.

Zhan Zhao was silent for a while, then as if thinking of something again, he handed the things in his hand to Yun Yan and said, "Brother Yan, this is your family's salted fish."

Yun Yan replied: "???"

He thought to himself, what the hell, his family dried salted fish, and it was sent by Yun Pusi. The Miao people like to pickle food, but why did it appear in Zhan Zhao's hand? Zhan Zhao didn't go to fight just now ?

Zhan Zhao said leisurely: "Just now I chased to the gate of the yamen, the man shot a hidden weapon, I narrowly dodged, thinking that he was going to take the opportunity to escape. At this time, Lingjie heard the movement at home and picked up the salted fish in the yard. Throwing it as a hidden weapon stopped that person from walking, so that person had to take my slap before running away, and I think he can't harass Kaifeng Mansion for a while."

Yun Yan was also drunk when she heard it back, so she took the salted fish over and saw that there were still some traces of battle damage, "Many, thank you Zhan Guard for helping to pick it up..."

"You're welcome, I'll thank Ling Jie on my behalf." Zhan Zhao said solemnly.

Yun Yan went back and borrowed a piece of paper to wrap the salted fish, and said quietly: "Just now Mr. Gongsun guessed that the person is Bai Yutang, if it is really Bai Yutang, I heard that he is not very...generous, I wonder if he will remember the matter of salted fish. "Not only salted fish, but also he said that he really looked like a mouse when he ate it secretly.

Gongsun Ce said righteously: "Although I guessed this way, I also think that this person will definitely be captured. Brother Yan, why worry about it!"

Damn, I was worried because I knew he was Bai Yutang, and he was captured. Will he be treated well in the future?Yunyan cried secretly in her heart, she offended Chinchilla now, and he is not the main character, so what if Chinchilla was punished.

It's a pity that other people don't understand Yun Yanhui's thoughts, they are still comforting him, they will definitely bring him back, Brother Yan, your house is behind the Kaifeng mansion, and there are two martial arts practitioners at home, don't be afraid at all .

Yunyan felt a little relieved when she thought of Fu Yunfeng and Shuangyi at home.

Yunyan went back home with the salted fish, Shuangyi was still sitting in the courtyard, eating pancakes in his hand, probably waiting for him to come back, and asked, "Why, there are thieves again tonight?"

Yun Yanhui first took out the salted fish, "Here, the guard Zhan picked it up, but it was covered with dust."

Shuangyi took Xianyu over, "I think that person's physical skills are a bit clever."

"Yes, we suspect that person is Chinchilla Bai Yutang." Yun Yan replied and asked again, "Hey, do you know Bai Yutang?"

Shuang Yi said while eating the cooking cake; "I know, but he is not from Tokyo, so he has never had any dealings with him."

"This time I went to Beijing specifically to smash the Zhanwei's place. You also know that Zhanwei is the official 'royal cat'. Of course, the mouse was not convinced." Chin Maoshu also told Shuangyi about what he heard, "Plus you also hit him with salted fish, we must be careful of his deliberate revenge!"

Shuangyi was dumbfounded, "No way, this man is so stingy? I didn't hurt him, it was the Zhan guard who hurt him."

"But this is salted fish," Yun Yan replied, "How generous do you think a person who can travel thousands of miles to make trouble because of his name is?"

Shuangyi: "..."

Shuangyi continued to gnaw on the cooking cake: "It doesn't matter, I'm not afraid of anyone, I can't win alone, and Uncle Fu and his apprentices, it's a group fight... Do you want to take Beibei over for a while? "

Yun Yanhui felt that she was infected by Shuangyi's relaxed mood, and she also encouraged herself in her heart, um, it's okay, isn't it an important plot character?

"No need, what's the difference between a person who is afraid of mice and a salted fish?"

Shuangyi thought, she was saying strange things again.

-

People who are afraid of mice may be no different from salted fish, but people who are afraid of bugs may be worse than salted fish.

Yun Yan wanted to cry and faint in the toilet.

The thing happened like this, the next day when Yunyan went back to work, Bao Zheng passed him on, besides Bao Zheng, there was another minister present, Wen Yanbo, Minister of Dali Temple.

Wen Yanbo was also a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was a general and a prime minister throughout his life. He has become famous in the past two years, because he also noticed the problem of redundant officials in the court and proposed measures to disarm.

In addition, Wen Yanbo is also obsessed with Buddhism, so he and Yun Yanhui are not strangers. As clear disciples, the local snake of Daxiangguo Temple, as early as when Wen Yanbo was a small official, Yun Yanhui Back then, I had dealt with him at Daxiangguo Temple.However, that was only a few encounters, and the two were not familiar with each other.

When Bao Zheng saw him coming, he introduced him to the two of them.

Yun Yan went back to greet Wen Yanbo, but at the same time she was puzzled.

There is nothing wrong with the communication between Dali Temple Minister and Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion, but why did you call him here?

Bao Zheng said: "It's like this. Recently, Dali Temple also wants to learn from Kaifeng Prefecture to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but because it is busy with affairs, and secondly, there are no officials. Therefore, I came to discuss with this residence and borrow you for a while."

Wen Yanbo also smiled slightly and said: "I know that when Mr. Yun Xiaolang was in Daxiangguo Temple, he managed the temple's property in an orderly manner, and also contributed to Kaifeng Prefecture's revenue and expenditure. He is young, but stable and capable, so he has the cheek to ask for a package. Prefect."

The matter of secondment has existed since ancient times, but borrowing people for this kind of thing seems to be really rare.

Although it sounded like a normal reason, Yunyan always felt a little uneasy when she heard it back.What a coincidence, this Dali Temple is the place where Zhao Yunchu works. It seems a bit inappropriate for him to go here not long after he just rejected Zhao Yunchu.

Yun Yanhui really didn't want to be loaned to Dali Temple, especially this way of increasing income and reducing expenditure. Once a festival is opened, you can see how long it will take for the results to come.

However, a minister of the Dali Temple personally came over to borrow someone, but it was just a small official with no establishment. It seemed a bit too much not to save face, and this was probably difficult for Bao Zheng to do.

Yun Yan thought about it carefully, and was about to speak, but was suddenly interrupted by Wen Yanbo.

Wen Yanbo said "Oops", "Little Lang, you have a spider on your shoulder."

When Yunyan came back, her scalp felt numb and her hair was going to explode. She turned her head with a stiff neck, and found that it was really a small spider that was hanging down from the beam at some point. Turning around, the spider just landed firmly on his shoulder.

Although it's a small spider, it's as big as a fingernail, and it's even more scary when you look at it up close.

Yunyan had already suffered from insect phobia, and she was mentally sensitive. At this moment, she suddenly caught a glimpse of an insect on her shoulder. She just stiffened and forced herself to endure it for three seconds. Biao came out.

"His sacrifice life -saving !!! It is a spider !!! Spider !!!"

Bao Zheng and Wen Yanbo were almost deaf, and they were startled.

Although Bao Zheng was surprised that Brother Yan didn't have this problem before, and even cooked with silkworm chrysalis and other insects, but he really couldn't remember whether Yunyan was afraid of spiders, maybe it was just spiders?

Wen Yanbo was very unnatural, after all, he had just praised Yun Yanhui for being stable and capable, and Yun Yanhui was crying for him with snot and tears all over his face, which made him very embarrassed!

Bao Zheng saw Yunyan screaming back, but he didn't dare to touch the spider on his body, his whole body was like a statue, he didn't dare to move, but the spider was startled by him and crawled on his body, which made him scream for a while. louder.

The yamen servants outside couldn't help poking their heads, thinking that something tragic had happened.

Bao Zheng walked over in two steps, stretched out his hand to grab the spider, and threw it away.

Only then did Yun Yan stop her cry, and tremblingly grabbed Bao Zheng's sleeve, "Fu Zun, your legs are weak..."

"..." Bao Zheng stretched out his hand to half-support and half-carry him onto the chair, only to feel that he was really limp, his little face was flushed, tears filled his eyelashes, he was very pitiful.

Yunyan sat back on the chair, still shivering, she didn't feel the attack at that moment, and regretted it in her heart after the attack was over.

When he found out that he had insect phobia before, he was very careful not to touch it, so he would be nervous and afraid to avoid the insects not far away. a bit surprised...

It's embarrassing, and I threw it to other yamen bosses.

In particular, he still remembered that Wen Yanbo just praised him for his prudence, damn, what a prudence!

Bao Zheng: "No one is perfect..."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Bao Zheng sighed, alas, he didn't know how to solve it.These days, it is really rare for a man to be so afraid of bugs.In this era, the sanitation environment is far inferior to modern times, and everyone lives a rough life, but there are some little ladies who don't shout like this.

Yun Yan said in a low voice: "I was bitten by a bug recently, so I'm a little scared..."

It's not easy for him to talk about the infestation of Gu, if he did, everyone would be able to understand, after all, Gu worms are still high-end, and they can understand why the sequelae occur, but it's a pity that he can't tell.

Wen Yanbo smiled sarcastically, "So that's it, it's okay, it will be fine in a few days."

Yun Yan regained her spirits and wiped away her tears, "About the secondment... the villain is not unwilling, but the recent demolition is at a critical juncture, so he dare not leave his post without authorization."

The demolition and resettlement was all planned by him, and it didn't matter what juncture he said.

Wen Yanbo was taken aback, "Demolition?"

Bao Zheng told Wen Yanbo again in detail, and when Wen Yanbo heard it, it turned out to be arranged by the government, so of course it was hard to say anything, and just now Yunyan was almost scared to urinate by a spider, which made his mental state even worse , maybe it's because of the pressure of work, not because of bugs.

Adding up the two items, Wen Yanbo had nothing to say, so he could only leave regretfully.

After Wen Yanbo left, Bao Zheng stared back at Yunyan, "Didn't you just pretend?"

Yun Yan replied: "...No."

Bao Zheng thought it was a coincidence, why did Wen Yanbo go crazy just after he finished speaking calmly.But looking at it like that, if it's acting, the acting is really good, I just have a little doubt in my heart.

In fact, Bao Zheng's intuition was right. Although Yun Yanhui wasn't acting, he really didn't want to go to Dali Temple.

Bao Zheng deserved to be the hero, "Well, I think something is wrong with Minister Wen Si."

But Wen Yanbo was definitely not from Grand Master Pang's side, so he didn't know what he was going to do.

Yun Yan looked at him with deep approval, "I also think..."

But...what the hell, no matter what conspiracy is behind it, he has already rejected it!