A knife in love

Chapter 527

Li Qiufeng took the big man back to his guest room.After entering the room, Li Qiufeng sat down on a chair in front of the window, and said to the big man, "Brother, please sit down."

The big man closed the door, stood respectfully in front of Li Qiufeng, and said in his mouth: "Don't dare, I don't know where the villain offended the uncle, please don't blame the uncle."

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "Brother, don't worry too much, we just met today, how can we talk about offending or not? But I have a few words to ask you, I wonder if you can tell the truth ?”

The big man nodded repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice: "Even if you say so, the villain will answer you honestly."

Li Qiufeng said: "Brother Cai claimed to be an officer and soldier just now, I don't know if this is true or not?"

The big man hurriedly said: "How dare a villain pretend to be an officer and soldier? If this is known, it will be an extra crime. The villain is a soldier under Lord Hu of Ruyang Guard, and this time he came to Luoyang under the order of Master Hu. Delivery of official documents. After entering the city early this morning, I stayed in this inn first. I wanted to send the official documents to the Luoyang magistrate's yamen after dinner, but the shopkeeper and the waiter stopped the villain and did not allow the villain to go out. The villain was afraid of delaying the official business , That's when I had a conflict with the store. It was the villain who was reckless and disturbed the uncle, and I hope the uncle will forgive me."

Li Qiufeng was stunned, and said: "Brother is the Ruyang garrison. It stands to reason that the official documents of Ruyang Wei should be handed over to the Luoyang garrison. Why does your lord want you to send the official documents to the prefect's yamen in Luoyang? Did you remember that?" Wrong the order of the superior?"

The big man shook his head and said: "How dare the villain remember wrongly such an important matter? Master Hu indeed ordered the villain to hand over the official document to Han Qusi Han, the prefect of Luoyang. In the past two years, the villain has delivered it to the prefect of Luoyang many times. The official document will never be mistaken."

Li Qiufeng listened to the big man's slanderous words, which did not seem to be false, and thought to himself: "This is really strange. Luoyang Mansion and Ruyang Wei are both civil and military, and they are not affiliated with each other. Why are there such frequent exchanges of official documents? Look at this big man, although he is arrogant, he is quite straightforward. He was humiliated by me just now, and he didn't dare to lie openly when he thought about it, this matter is a bit strange."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng was thoughtful, the big man was afraid that if he didn't believe his words, if he punished him, he would suffer a lot again.So he went on to say: "Master Hu has ordered that when the official document is delivered to the magistrate's yamen, it must be received by Mr. Han or Master Ji of the magistrate's yamen, and must not be handed over to other people. After the official document is handed over, the villain is required to stay in Luoyang Half a day to wait for Mr. Han's reply. Even if there is no reply, you have to return to Ruyang with the receipt."

Hearing what he said, Li Qiufeng was even more suspicious. Thinking of Ji Dingzhong's appearance when he spoke last night, he thought to himself: "This master named Ji is quick-witted and has insight into the official world. He is really a powerful person. Prefect Han and Ru Mr. Yangwei, Mr. Hu, comes and goes so frequently, and this extremely powerful Master Ji, the joints in it, I am afraid that there will be a lot of articles."

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said to the big man: "Master Hu's official documents, can you give me a look?"

The big man was startled, he shook his body, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, sir, this, this can't be done. If there is a mistake in the official document, the villain will lose his head..."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said: "Brother, don't worry, I'm just looking at it, and I won't damage the official document."

The big man's body trembled, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and his face showed a frightened expression.Li Qiufeng knew that he was afraid in his heart, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't panic, there is wax on the official document, I just want to see what it looks like, I won't open the official document, you can rest assured."

The big man thought to himself that if he insisted on not handing over the official document, this person would turn his back on him, and he was afraid that he would suffer again.At this time, under the control of others, if you extend your head with a knife, you will also shrink your head with a knife.He gritted his teeth, took out a gray briefcase from his pocket, handed it to Li Qiufeng, and said in a trembling voice, "Master, please take a look."

Li Qiufeng took the briefcase into his hand, only to see that the cover of the briefcase was written with the words "Designed by Father Han of Luoyang Mansion", but there was no sign on the bottom.The seal was waxed and there was a small seal.Li Qiufeng weighed the briefcase in his hand, then handed the briefcase back to the big man, saying: "Since this document is so important, you must keep it, brother."

The big man felt relieved, took the briefcase into his hand, put it back carefully in his arms, and then stood aside with his hands down.Li Qiufeng stood up, took a few steps in front of the window, and then said to the big man: "I offended you so much just now, I hope you will forgive me. The shopkeeper is also doing it for your own good, and I hope you don't hold grudges."

The big man quickly said: "Don't dare, the uncle taught me the lesson."

Although the big man looked sincere, he was thinking in his heart: "This kid is helping the shopkeeper so much, so he is the caretaker of this inn. It's good to know where you come from. When I finish my business, To find a reason, please ask Master Ji to send a few officials from the magistrate's yamen to smash this bird inn and make me angry."

Li Qiufeng went on to say: "At present, the officers and soldiers are clearing the streets. I don't think they are soldiers in Luoyang City. They don't know the identity of Xiongtai. If there is a conflict, I am afraid that it will delay Xiongtai's official duties. So Xiongtai is still in the inn. Wait for a while, after the officers and soldiers have withdrawn, it will not be too late for you to go to the magistrate's yamen to do business."

The big man nodded repeatedly and kept saying yes.Li Qiufeng said: "In that case, brother, please go back, we will meet later."

The big man gave Li Qiufeng a respectful salute as if he was receiving an amnesty, and then left the guest room.

Li Qiufeng heard that the big man's footsteps were far away, so he left the guest room and quietly went to the first floor.At this time, all the guests watching the excitement on the first floor have dispersed, and only the shopkeeper is writing calculations behind the counter.As soon as Li Qiufeng came downstairs, the shopkeeper came forward with a face full of welcome, and said in his mouth: "The old man just helped me out, and the little old man is very grateful."

Li Qiufeng waved his hand and said, "I'm being polite, old man. I'm just outraged for a moment, and old man doesn't have to worry about such small things."

When he said this, he frowned deliberately, as if there was something difficult to decide.Seeing his embarrassment, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "If you have something to do, please tell me. If the little old man can help you, you will try your best to help."

Li Qiufeng said: "To be honest, I asked that guy just now, he is indeed an officer..."

The shopkeeper was startled, his face changed drastically, and he said with a stampede, "This is terrible! I was afraid of these Qiuba blackmailers, but I didn't expect that they would send this villain to the store as an undercover agent. If he returns to the barracks, he will definitely take him with him." The accomplices came to blackmail. Oh, what can I do with this?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Things are not as bad as the old man thought. Although this person is an officer and soldier, he is not a garrison in Luoyang city, nor a soldier of the guard outside the city, but a soldier of Ruyang guard. It’s just a business trip to Luoyang.”

When the shopkeeper heard that they were officers and soldiers from other places, he felt relieved and let out a sigh of relief, saying: "So it's like this. This is good, this is good." He thought to himself: "Since it is a soldier of Ruyang Guard, leave There is no need to be afraid of him if you are hundreds of miles away from Luoyang City. I was worried about offending the officers and soldiers, and I would inevitably be blackmailed by these bastards, but now it seems that nothing has happened."

Li Qiufeng saw that the shopkeeper was no longer frightened, so he continued: "Although this person is not a local garrison in Luoyang, I am afraid that he is also related to the Luoyang government. It is better not to offend him. I think the guest room on the second floor is better. , might as well change him to a better room, and it will be considered a good fate..."

The shopkeeper didn't wait for Li Qiufeng to finish, he called Qu, and said: "Master, you don't know that. This Qiu Ba was very arrogant when he stayed in the shop. How dare we offend him? He lives in Tianzi Room No. [-] is the best room in the store, there is really no better room for him to change."

Li Qiufeng let out an "oh" and said, "So that's the case. I'm just talking casually, and I don't need to care about it."

The two chatted for a few more words, and Li Qiufeng said goodbye immediately.After he walked to the second floor, he looked at the wooden sign hanging on the guest room, and found Room No. [-] Tianzi without any difficulty.He looked at it for a while, then turned around and went back to his guest room, thought for a while, and finally made up his mind, and then sat cross-legged on the bed, holding his breath and meditating.

It was not until dinner time that all the police officers on the street were evacuated.After a while, pedestrians in twos and threes appeared on the street.Immediately afterwards, the shop waiter ran to the second floor, stood at the stairs and said loudly: "Guest officers, the prefect's yamen has issued an order that the ban on travel has been lifted, and everyone can go out!"

Li Qiufeng walked quickly to the door, listening to the movement in the corridor.Only the footsteps of the waiter from the shop could be heard from the second floor to the first floor.After a while, I heard the sound of a door opening at the other end of the corridor, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "Here we come!"

After the heavy footsteps came downstairs, Li Qiufeng quietly opened the door and walked slowly towards the stairs.But he saw that the big man had already walked to the first floor.The shopkeeper and the waiter had suffered from him, and when they saw the big man coming downstairs, they immediately turned their backs and pretended not to see him.The big man let out a "hum" and walked out of the inn.

After the big man went out, Li Qiufeng went downstairs, greeted the shopkeeper and the waiter, and then went out.At this time, the big man had walked a hundred steps away and was walking eastward along the main street.Li Qiufeng knew that this big man was only possessed of brute force and had no martial arts experience, so he followed closely behind him, wanting to see where he was going.

At this time, the night has come, and all the lanterns in front of the shops on both sides of the street have been lit.The aroma of wine and food wafted out from the tavern, making people's index fingers twitch.The farther you go, the more and more pedestrians there are.The big man just walked forward with his head sullen. When passing by pedestrians a few times, he accidentally scratched slightly, and he glared angrily, almost punching him.Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "This person is so arrogant, I think he is also an arrogant master in Ruyangwei."

Li Qiufeng followed the big man for a long time, turned north along a street corner and turned into a secluded street. After only a few dozen years of walking, a large and imposing mansion with black tiles and white walls appeared in front of him.In the night, three red lanterns were hung on the left and right in front of the mansion gate.The main gate was closed tightly, and four soldiers stood on each side.These soldiers held guns in their left hands and knives in their right hands, with their chests raised and their stomachs folded, without squinting.A plaque with gold characters on a black background is hung on the gate, and the four characters "Luoyang Government Office" are written on it.

Standing far away under the eaves of an umbrella shop, Li Qiufeng looked at the yamen of the prefect of Luoyang facing south, and thought to himself: "Luoyang is worthy of being the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties. The size of this yamen is indeed comparable to other people's. It’s different. Compared to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, it’s not much better.”

(End of this chapter)