Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 418 417. The Cuckoo Cries Blood
Longmen Station.

As the capital city and the station closest to Luoyang, Longmen Station is far larger and busier than other places.

Because it is located in a pass, all military and political news from the northwest must pass through here.

So compared to other post stations which are just a courtyard standing beside the official road, the post station here looks like a big market.

There is a special place for replacing fast horses, a warehouse for grain and grass transfer, and dozens of rooms, which are specially designed for some messengers who are not in a hurry to send to the capital to rest.

Today, the wind and the sun are beautiful.

In time for lunch, two sergeants in armor walked in with dusty faces.

Like everyone else, smelling the aroma of the food, they can't wait.

But there are many people in Longmenyi, and the tables are full at the moment.The two brothers looked left and right, and finally chose a table where some servant of an adult had dinner.

"Trouble."

After being polite, the two sat down, and then began to urge the little guy in the station to serve the meal.

And one of the two servants replied with a plausible statement:

"Excuse me, the two of us will leave after eating, and we won't stay any longer."

Seeing this, the soldier nodded.

They have to leave quickly after eating.

As for the little guy, he was already used to the domineering attitude of this group of Qiu Ba who killed thousands of knives. He came over with food, each with a bowl, and then retreated to the side.

And one of the soldiers took a couple of mouthfuls, then took out a horsehide water bag from his pocket.

He raised his head and took a sip, then handed it to his companion.

The companion also took a sip, and then, perhaps to be polite, or to ask casually, he put the water bag in front of the two servants who were eating:
"You two, try it. The wine from my brother's hometown."

"Thank you, Master."

A servant hurriedly said politely and took it over.

After taking a sip, he put it aside.

It's lunch time, and everyone in the room has work to do in the afternoon.Some people want to run far away, while others want to go back to Luoyang.Although occasionally they meet people they know and chat, but most of them are still buried in cooking.

The atmosphere is not lively, but the sound of dishes colliding can be heard endlessly.

Soon, the two soldiers finished their meal.

Wiping his mouth, he raised his knife and left.

But I forgot to take the water bag on the table.

But therein lies the oddity.

When the two left, one of the servants glanced at the two of them, then at the water bag... He continued to eat without saying a word.

After finishing a bowl of rice, he wiped his mouth with his companions and started to pack things.

Grabbing the water bag, he put it in the bag naturally, and then left.

After taking the horse, they came out of the Longmen Station, and the two of them, like ordinary passers-by, headed towards Luoyang with a bundle.

This side is close to Luoyang, and we can arrive at the latest after dark.

That's half a day's journey.

The two are together, and the speed is not slow.

But just after walking less than five miles, he was about to overtake a few men who also seemed to be walking together, pushing a wheelbarrow as if they were going to sell goods.

Just as the horse's head overtook the wheelbarrow, several men pushing the cart suddenly jumped up!
The two people on the horses were not slow to react, subconsciously they were about to draw their weapons from the horseback.

But...it's too late.

"do not move!"

Two seemingly unpretentious long knives were already in their hearts.

"Heroes..."

One person still wanted to talk, but suddenly felt a pain in the back...

The words that came to his mouth turned into a hum of disbelief mixed with pain.

"Snapped."

The person fell, and happened to land on the wheelbarrow.

Another man wrapped the two bodies in linoleum, which were still warm, and pushed the cart away.

The man who had just stabbed the two of them to death crushed the official road with his feet, dripping blood, sheathed his knife, got on his horse, gave a whistle, and then drifted away.

……

When it was dark, outside Luoyang City.

The man with the missing unicycle came to the Luoshui River on horseback.

"Uncle Zhong."

He folded his hands and lowered his head, looking at the housekeeper of Li Shilang's mansion in front of him. After greeting him respectfully, he took out a water bag from his arms in front of Li Zhong.

The water bag has been filled with water and cut with a dagger.

The man's voice sounded:
"It has already been checked. Chai Baochang is afraid. He wrote to the teacher Fan Zigai, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and asked the teacher to express on his behalf that he has no second thoughts about His Majesty."

Li Zhong took the water bag and found a bamboo tube inside.After taking out the letterhead inside and reading the contents, he sealed the letterhead into the tube again.

Then, he took out another bamboo tube from his arms and handed them all to the man:

"Master Shangshu is old, and I heard that his health is going to be bad this year. I don't need to worry about this kind of thing. Return the body to the Fan family, and present this report to His Majesty."

The man was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't hear clearly, he asked in surprise:
"Do you want to return it? Uncle Zhong, if we return the body, doesn't it mean that we admit that we did it? Shangshu has a high prestige in the court. Your Majesty...the subordinates are worried that it will be bad for the leader."

"The Baiqi Division is in charge of monitoring the world. Two soldiers of unknown origin came out from east of the river and met with a high-ranking official in the capital. Every word is clear, there is no embellishment, and there is no violation of His Majesty's order not to speak out, so where is the guilt?"

After Li Zhong asked a question, he waved his hand:

"go a head."

"Yes."

Seeing what Uncle Zhong said, the man didn't hesitate anymore, got on his horse, and galloped towards the city gate.

He didn't dismount when he reached the gate of the city, but continued to rush inside.

The soldiers guarding the gate wanted to stop him, but they saw the man showing a bright red waist card.

Big red badge?
After seeing the color clearly and reacting, he dared not stop him immediately.

Let the man ride his horse and run wildly in the city, heading towards the West Palace.

And when he got to the gate of the palace, he circled around and arrived at the east gate of the West Palace. After getting off his horse, he didn't even take off his weapon, and showed his waist card again to the two rows of guards, and he was not blocked by anything. entered the palace.

There were already two servants waiting in the palace, and when they saw him, they lowered their eyebrows and nodded, ignoring him, and led him directly in one direction.

After twisting and turning all the way, finally, when they came to the imperial garden full of rare treasures, the servant only left a sentence:
"Wait here."

With that said, he went straight into the imperial garden.

After a while, Supervisor Zhang Xiang, who had no trace of a master, came out. After seeing the man, the man immediately offered the two bamboo tubes in his arms with both hands:

"Superintendent, news from Jiangzhou, Hedong."

With a wave of Huang Xizi's hand, two bamboo tubes came into his hand.

Said:

"Leave the weapon and come in with our house."

"Yes."

Taking off the weapon from his waist and handing it over to another servant, the man walked all the way into the imperial garden where birds were singing and flowers were fragrant.

All the way through pavilions, terraces and pavilions, flower ponds and waterside pavilions, finally, standing still at the gate of a palace, facing Yang Guang, who was lying in front of the table inside, knelt down on one knee:

"Hundred Knights-Ugly Seven, see Your Majesty!"

"Ah."

Yang Guang, who was outlining the beak of a cuckoo with a fine pen, responded, and looked at the two letter papers presented by Huang Xizi, and temporarily put down his pen.

One of the two letterheads is a memorial, and the other is a letter from Chai Baochang to Fan Zigai, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

After reading the two together, Yang Guang didn't see any joy or anger in his eyes, he just looked at Chou Qi who was kneeling by the door and asked:
"How did you get this letter?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, since the start of the Battle of Hedong, Chouzhi has been ordered by the leader to carefully track down all the people who came from the direction of Hedong. Two soldiers from Jiangzhou came to Longmen Post and returned after eating. , but did not enter Beijing. If there is any doubt, the subordinates ordered people to follow up with the people who came into contact with him. These two servants were also on the list. But when I questioned them, they avoided answering. I resisted when I wanted to search, but in the end I was beheaded and found this secret letter from my body. Uncle Zhong ordered me to deliver it to His Majesty as soon as possible after the inspection."

Hearing Chou Qi's answer, Yang Guang suddenly burst out laughing.

"This Li Zhong...loyalty is loyalty...but it's a bit too rigid. You killed Fan Zigai's servants, and in the end, it was your leader who was unlucky?"

"..."

Chou Qi said nothing.

His face was calm.

Doesn't seem to care.

But this kind of performance made Yang Guang feel very comfortable.

Baiqisi is his personal soldier.

Not to mention a Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.So what if they are the heirs of the king and grandson?
It is enough for them to obey the orders of Yang Guang alone. They only need to tell Yang Guang what they have seen and heard.

then.

"Xiao Xi."

"His Majesty."

The fourth in the world bowed.

"Fan Shangshu's health is very poor this year, so I'll send the imperial doctor there again so that he can have a diagnosis and treatment."

"Yes."

"Ugly Seven."

"exist!"

"Go down."

"Yes!"

Hearing the sound, the man saluted and left.

After he left, Yang Guang picked up the plain brush again and continued to outline the painting.

At the side, Huang Xizi's eyes also fell on the two letters.

After reading the content, I was silent.

On the other hand, on Yang Guang's side, under the originally closed beak of the cuckoo, it was suddenly outlined in fine detail.From the original closed to open mouth.

Open your mouth.

A silent cry.

In vain.

struggle.

The cuckoo cries blood.

Pen pen murder.

There was silence in the studio.

As Yang Guang completed the painting of the cuckoo crying blood bit by bit, the emperor who owned the world finally straightened up.

Looking at his masterpiece, he nodded in satisfaction:
"Well... send an order to Li Yuan. Tell him to transfer to Jiangzhou. Chai Baochang wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see corpses when he is dead. If he encounters resistance... shoot him."

"According to the order."

(End of this chapter)