I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 211 A Dogfight

When Zhan Feiyu came over, the entrance of the alley was already under martial law by the yamen's arresters and yamen servants, and Liu Baihu remained in the carriage, which also caused Zhang Changsong, Qiu Dingsi and others who heard the news to stand in the alley.

The policeman from Xiangzilou yelled loudly, and patted the big knife on his waist, "Stand back, everyone!"

A child who wanted to watch the fun was dragged back a few steps by the adults, and looked at the alley from a distance, but he didn't dare to let his own brat run around.

"Mother, why can she go there?" The caught boy turned his head to look at his old mother dissatisfied, and pointed at Zhan Feiyu who got off the carriage and walked directly to the entrance of the alley.

"You're not big, but you have a lot of shit!" The talking aunt slapped the brat's butt angrily, "He got out of the carriage, do you have a carriage?"

"I..." The bear child's dark and shiny face was full of aggrievedness. He didn't even have a wheelbarrow at home, so where did he get the money to buy a carriage? Only the nobles could ride in it.

"Idle people waiting..." The catcher quickly saw Zhan Feiyu who was about to drive them away, but Qian catcher immediately went to meet him, and pulled the blind man to the side, "Miss Zhan."

"Qian Butou." Zhan Feiyu greeted and looked at the apricot garden not far away.

Across the towering wall, you can still see the branches growing out, and the green or yellow apricots are hanging all over the branches. "Is this house the property of the Chen family?"

The apricot garden is also quite famous in Toyosu. In March and April, the apricot trees are full of apricot blossoms like winter snow in spring. When the apricots are ripe in June and July, the children in the alleys around the apricot garden love to run here. .

A group of children dare not climb the wall, but the ripe apricots that fall from the branches are their favorite, and sometimes they even fight to pick up an apricot.

Although I dare not offend the eldest prince's family, everyone in Fengzhou knows that Xingyuan is located in Fengzhou, and Qian Butou doesn't have to hide it. "More than 30 years ago, the seventh lady of the Chen family married to Fengzhou. The dowry yard was full of apricots, and later Miss Seven went to work with her husband's family, Mr. Dong, leaving the servants to take care of the apricot orchard."

If Chai Yi hadn't appeared, no one would have guessed that Qi Heng would be imprisoned in Xingyuan, and even if Chai Yi was exposed, Xingyuan was the property of the Chen family, so if he dared to break in and search, it would be tantamount to offending the Chen family.

If you can find someone, it's okay, but if you can't find someone, even if you get charged for trespassing, it's enough for someone to drink a pot. Chai Yi has nothing to fear in keeping Qi Heng here.

There was another sound of horseshoes behind him, and Zhan Feiyu looked back, but there were several official sedan chairs. Seeing the solemn expressions of Qian Tuotou and the others, Zhan Feiyu knew that it was Meng Zhizhou and the others who had come.

The one who came down from the horse was a military general in his fifties, with a dark complexion and a stern expression. Apart from the four personal guards, there was also a small group of soldiers.

"Master Meng." Throwing the whip to the guards behind him, Qiu Qianhu took the lead to salute Meng Zhizhou. Although the two were equal, the power in the hands of military commanders was always less than that of civilian officials.

Qi Tongzhi, Zhang Tongpan and others also saluted Qiu Qianhu afterwards.

Zhan Feiyu, who was a little boy, stepped forward, "Student Zhan Feiyu pays homage to Mr. Meng, Qiu Qianhu, Qi Tongzhi, and Zhang Tongpan."

Qiu Qianhu glanced at Meng Zhizhou calmly, but walked past Zhan Feiyu to the alley indifferently.

"Miss Zhan, you don't need to be too polite." Meng Zhizhou said with a smile, knowing that Qiu Qianhu's attitude was towards Zhan Feiyu, so maybe he had something against himself.

"Father." Qiu Dingsi walked quickly in the alley, glanced at Meng Zhizhou, Zhan Feiyu and others who were behind, his eyes darkened, today either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

Zhang Changsong also quickly saluted, "Uncle Qiu."

Qiu Qianhu glanced at the six people guarding the gate, four of them were policemen from the yamen, and two were Liu Baihu's personal guards.

Qiu Dingsi said in a low voice: "There are also people guarding the side door, there are people from the Yamen and Big Brother Liu in the garden."

If it had been before, Qiu Dingsi would never have believed that Liu Baihu would help Zhan Feiyu, but the facts were in front of him, and there was no room for him not to believe it.

Qiu Qianhu couldn't see any change on his face, just as he was about to walk towards the carriage, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the servant standing by the side immediately brought the sedan chair over, while the two guards, one on the left and one on the other, The one on the right supports Liu Baihu.

Qiu Qianhu looked disapprovingly at Liu Baihu who was sitting on the sedan chair with his left leg resting on the low stool, "The leg injury hasn't healed yet, what are you fussing about?"

"The bones have been connected, so there's no problem." Liu Baihu looked at the splinted left leg, and said sneeringly, "Apart from having been subjected to [-] military sticks in the army these years, this is the second time someone dares to treat me Do it."

Qiu Qianhu, Qiu Dingsi, Meng Zhizhou and the others who came over had weird expressions when they heard this. What does Liu Hefeng mean by this attitude?
If he hated Zhan Feiyu, why did he send people to surround the apricot garden?

"My lords, come to the door, the apricot garden is really flourishing today." A clear laugh came from inside the door.

Chai Yi, who was wearing a blue gown, came out with the guard, and after saluting to everyone, he continued with a smile: "I just don't know what Chai has committed, so the police broke in early in the morning."

Qiu Qianhu echoed in a cold voice: "This Qianhu is also puzzled, please ask Mr. Meng to clarify."

Meng Zhizhou found that he had become a persimmon. The culprits were obviously Zhan Feiyu and Liu Hefeng, but he became the object of questioning.For a moment, Meng Zhizhou felt that he was a false Zhizhou.

However, with a glance, Liu Baihu was still sitting in the sedan chair, and Zhan Feiyu was standing aside obediently. The appearance of the two of them having nothing to do with this matter really made Meng Zhizhou very angry.

"Qi Heng has been missing for a few days, and I have sent police to search the house from house to house. What's wrong with searching the apricot orchard?" Meng Zhizhou, with a dignified face, threw the question back unceremoniously.

Since he is the parent officer of a state, he ordered the city-wide search to be completely in line with legal principles. Besides, Qi Heng is also a child, so the more powerful search shows that Meng Zhizhou values ​​scholars.

Chai Yi laughed, and looked at Zhan Feiyu standing in the corner with meaningful eyes, "So that's it, but Chai is only staying in Xingyuan temporarily, and please move slowly during the search, so as not to damage Xingyuan decoration."

Zhan Feiyu looked at Chai Yi, who was sure of winning, and laughed. Since he dared to have someone enter the garden to search, he presumably made sure that the police couldn't find Qi Heng, and there really was a secret room in Xingyuan.

"My lords, please, Ms. Zhan, please." Chai Yi retreated to the door and made an invitation gesture.

Meng Zhizhou entered the door first, followed by Qiu Qianhu, and after Qi Tongzhi and Zhang Tongpan also entered, Zhan Feiyu was about to take a step when Qiu Dingsi and Zhang Changsong walked up to Liu Qianhu.

"Brother Liu, you go in first." Qiu Dingsi signaled the boy to carry Liu Baihu to the door first, while Zhang Changsong stepped forward quickly, blocking Zhan Feiyu on purpose.

After all, it was inconvenient for sedan chairs to enter the main hall. Fortunately, the courtyard of Xingyuan was large enough. After the heavy rain last night, it was cool in the morning. Liu Baihu asked the servant to put the sedan chairs in the courtyard.

In the main hall, Zhan Feiyu sat quietly on the chair at the back. Meng Zhizhou and Qiu Qianhu, who were in charge, did not speak, but the police and soldiers from the guard began to search the apricot garden.

Time passed little by little, and the maids entered the room to pour a second cup of tea for everyone, and the search was almost over, after all, Xingyuan was only such a big place.

"If Ms. Zhan is really worried about Qi Heng's safety, she shouldn't waste her time here. Chai hadn't entered Fengzhou when Qi Heng disappeared." Chai Yi sighed, as if he was really worried about the missing Qi Heng.

Zhan Feiyu raised his head and smiled, "Juwenzhai was on fire, and a master stopped Ah Sheng. I asked Liu Baihu, and looking at Fengzhou, there is no such master."

It's not that Zhan Feiyu underestimated these families in Fengzhou, but Fengzhou is not big after all, and it's nothing to put local prominent families in other state capitals, so they can't train masters who can match He Sheng.

Zhan Feiyu continued: "After Qi Heng disappeared, the yamen and the Qi family immediately started searching. They searched all the places that could be searched on the surface. Later, Liu Baihu helped to search all the families in Fengzhou, but they still couldn't find them. people."

It is impossible for Qi Tongzhi to offend the big and small families in Fengzhou for Qi Heng. Although Meng Zhizhou also helped, but it is more of a crime, so if Qi Heng hides in their home or another courtyard, Qi Tongzhi will not be able to find out, but Once Liu Baihu comes forward, he will be able to find out.

Liu Baihu even said before that if Qi Heng hid in their house, if he didn't hand it over, he would be an enemy of Liu Hefeng, and the consequences would be at his own risk!
Zhan Feiyu looked at Chai Yi and finally concluded: "So Xingyuan is the most suspicious."

"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. After the search is over, Ms. Zhan will know the result." Chai Yi picked up the teacup and drank it gracefully. The moment she lowered her head, her eyes were full of malice and cruelty.

After a while, Qian Butou strode in, "Report to my lord, this subordinate has led people to search all the houses in Xingyuan, but Qi Heng was not found."

None of the people here are fools, Chai Yi is so calm, Meng Zhizhou and the others knew that there is a secret room in the apricot garden, but now the troublesome thing is that even if Zhan Feiyu is sure that he is in the apricot garden, it will be in vain to find the secret room.

"If Ms. Zhan still doesn't believe it, she can leave all the Yamen's arrests in Xingyuan for ten days and half a month, and then Ms. Zhan will definitely believe that Chai is innocent." Chai Yi's attitude is Chen Ken, but The words were full of malice.

If the police are on guard, then Chai Yi will definitely not let anyone enter the secret room, and Qi Heng in the secret room has no food and drink, and will be a corpse by then.

Meng Zhizhou and Qiu Qianhu looked at Zhan Feiyu at the same time, what is the little girl going to do when things have come to this point?
There was no trace of worry on Baozi's delicate face. Zhan Feiyu pointed to Liu Baihu in the courtyard outside the door, "I can't find anyone, but it doesn't mean Liu Baihu can't find him."

Chai Yi's eyes sank slightly, what does she mean by this?
When Qian Butou entered the main hall, the guards who followed the search also reported to Liu Baihu, "My lord, I can't find Qi Heng. The subordinates in the front and back yards also checked. There is no sign of the soil being turned over, and the pond has been crossed with bamboo poles Once again, there is no body."

Accompanying Qiu Dingsi, Zhang Changsong and other Fengzhou disciples who were standing in the yard felt a little thumped. Liu Baihu's silent attitude made people feel the chills on their backs, and always felt that something big was about to happen.

"Brother Liu." Qiu Dingsi was interrupted by Liu Baihu just as he spoke.

Liu Baihu looked at the main hall with gloomy eyes, "Go in and arrest Chai Yi, if you resist, you will be shot!"

"Yes!" The eight personal guards of Liu Baihu were not selected from the guards, but were specially trained by the head of the Liu family. The purpose was to prevent others from being unable to stop Liu Baihu when he went crazy.

So these eight people said they were soldiers of the guard, but in fact they only obeyed Liu Baihu's orders.

Qiu Dingsi's complexion turned extremely ugly in an instant. He really didn't understand why Liu Baihu wanted to help Zhan Feiyu. He obviously wanted to kill Zhan Feiyu to vent his hatred before, but now he "helps the tyrant to abuse".

Seeing the eight people heading straight for the main hall fiercely, the children of other aristocratic families looked at each other and said, fortunately, they brought 1 taels of silver before they came.

Zhang Changsong dared to look at Liu Baihu on the sedan chair without daring to speak out. If he didn't have the same face, Zhang Changsong would have thought that Liu Baihu was faked.

Qiu Qianhu, who was sitting in the main seat, was a military general. Liu Baihu's voice was not low when he spoke, so he heard it all. Looking at the aggressive eight guards, he yelled angrily, "What are you doing?"

It's a pity that just as Qiu Qianhu was about to block it, Zhan Feiyu glanced behind him. In an instant, He Sheng's figure leaped out and directly blocked Qiu Qianhu.

No matter how scheming Chai Yi is, he is just a frail scholar after all. After Qiu Qianhu was stopped by He Sheng, Chai Yi didn't realize it, and his arm was already twisted.

"father!"

"My lord!" In the courtyard, Qiu Dingsi and Qiu Qianhu's personal guards also shouted angrily, and then half of them rushed in to protect Qiu Qianhu, while the rest immediately rushed towards Chai Yi.

In an instant, the front yard was in complete chaos, and the nursing home brought by Liu Baihu also joined the battle, which turned into a melee of 30 people.

The Yamen's arresters were all dumbfounded, but luckily Meng Zhizhou didn't ask, so they didn't have to worry about who to help.

"Miss, let's go outside." He Nuan guarded the main hall where Zhan Feiyu left.

Meng Zhizhou, Qi Tongzhi, and Zhang Tongpan didn't want to be accidentally injured, so they all followed.

In the courtyard, because the master who secretly protected Chai Yi suddenly appeared, Liu Baihu's eight personal guards fell short instantly, and Zhan Feiyu squinted at the slender man in gray in the fighting circle, "Ah Nuan, You go and help."

"Yes." He Nuan picked up the saber that fell to the ground, held it in his hand, and quickly joined the battle.

During the fight, Chai Yi saw the opportunity to break free, rolled on the spot, and retreated to a safe place.

"Young Master Chai moves very quickly." Zhan Feiyu laughed, but kicked Chai Yi out who was standing still, and at the same time threw the dagger he was carrying towards Liu Baihu.

Even though his left leg was broken, Liu Baihu was still a general after all, he caught the dagger with his left hand, and grabbed Chai Yi's lapel with his right hand.

The sharp dagger touched his neck, and Chai Yi didn't dare to struggle for a moment.

If it fell into the hands of others, Chai Yi would dare to fight, but when he thought of Liu Hefeng's crazy killing, Chai Yi stared angrily at Zhan Feiyu who retracted his feet with red eyes.

Zhan Feiyu waved at Chai Yi, and then said, "Ah Nuan, come back."

After He Nuan backhanded the man in gray and forced the man in gray back, he quickly retreated to Zhan Feiyu's side to prevent him from holding Zhan Feiyu hostage.

Almost at the same time, the eight wounded personal guards also retreated to Liu Baihu's side, protecting him in the middle.

"Stop!" Meng Zhizhou yelled when he saw this, but he really admired Zhan Feiyu in his heart. She could make Liu Hefeng cooperate like this. It's a hell.

Qiu Qianhu, who flew out from the main hall, saw the scene in the courtyard, his face was extremely ugly, and he suppressed his anger and said: "He Feng, let him go!"

"Brother Liu!" Qiu Dingsi followed suit, too angry, his hands clenched into fists were trembling all the time.

He Sheng glanced at the man in gray, and then returned to Zhan Feiyu's side, but he was not far from Liu Baihu's side. Once the man in gray or Qiu Qianhu made a move, He Sheng could immediately stop him.

Ignoring Qiu Qianhu, Liu Hefeng looked coldly at Chai Yi who was kneeling on the ground, and exerted some force on the dagger in his left hand, "Let Qi Heng go!"

There was a severe pain in the neck, and warm blood flowed down from the wound. Even if Chai Yi couldn't see it, he knew that his neck was cut.

"Master Liu, I thought that anyone would help Zhan Feiyu, but I never thought that Master Liu would repay grievances with kindness!" Chai Yi knelt on the ground with his back facing Liu Baihu, his back was strangled, and it was difficult to breathe, but the more In this way, Chai Yi became calmer at the moment.

"You don't need to talk nonsense, just say one more word, I will cut your neck, and immediately release Qi Heng!" Impatiently scolded, Liu Baihu used the blade in his hand a little more forcefully, and blood gushed out from the wound. It made Liu Baihu's gloomy eyes become extremely crazy.

Qiu Qianhu put one hand on Qiu Dingsi's shoulder, preventing him from speaking.

Liu Hefeng's appearance already explained everything, he wanted to help Zhan Feiyu at all costs, and if Chai Yi refused to let him go, Liu Hefeng would dare to kill someone.

Thinking of this, Qiu Qianhu looked at Zhan Feiyu with sharp eyes like a knife, "Miss Zhan is so scheming, I admire Qianhu's way of killing people with a knife!"

If Zhan Feiyu dared to hold Chai Yi hostage, it would be a ready-made crime!But it was Liu Hefeng who did it, Qiu Qianhu laughed back angrily, she could make the Chen family stumble, this little girl really should not be underestimated!
(End of this chapter)