That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 394

After Xu Beiyou had an in-depth conversation with Zhang Xueyao, it was already evening when he came out of the Liuli Pavilion, and he didn't stop at the East Lake Courtyard any longer, and went straight back to Jiangdu.

When he returned to Jiangdu, the night was dark, the Gongsun Mansion had already lit the lights, and Song Guanguan and Zhang An were waiting in front of the gate.

Xu Beiyou got off the carriage and said with a smile, "Senior Sister Zhang, Guan Guan, you two have worked hard during this time."

Song Guanguan and Zhang An looked at each other, hesitant to speak.

Xu Beiyou waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, go to the mansion and talk slowly."

When he came to the study, Xu Beiyou motioned for the two to sit down, but he himself did not sit down in a hurry, turned around and entered the inner room behind the screen, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter."

Song Guanguan glanced at Zhang An, and said slowly, "My lord, we have found Zhang Daosuo."

Xu Beiyou in the inner room did not speak.

Song Guanguan, who is familiar with his son's temper, went on to say: "On June 23, it was found in a dry well in an unknown Buddhist temple in Jiangzhou, but he had been dead for a long time. The specific time should be around June [-], but there is a little It is very strange that there is not half a wound on his body, the cause of death is very strange, and we can not stand up to scrutiny when we found this person, it seems that someone deliberately lured our people to that Buddhist temple."

Xu Beiyou, who had already changed into his normal clothes, turned out from behind the screen and asked, "Where is the thing I want?"

Song Guanguan was ashamed and said: "I have never seen it before."

Xu Beiyou seemed to have expected it, and then asked, "What about Wu Lezhi?"

Song Guanguan said softly: "I haven't seen it either."

Xu Beiyou sat behind the desk, reached out to take a seal, and asked, "From your point of view, the two were fighting among themselves. Wu Lezhi killed Zhang Daosuo and then took the Five Poison Sword away, or did someone else kill Zhang Daosuo and then take Wu Lezhi's company away?" People took him away with a sword?"

Zhang An said after pondering: "I can't think of why Wu Lezhi wanted to kill people. Although the Five Poison Sword is the treasure of our Jianzong, it is not of much use to the two of them. At most, it is just a magic weapon. , the two of them will not turn against each other because of this, so I think it was someone else who made the move."

Xu Beiyou was noncommittal, looking at Song Guanguan, "Guanguan, what do you mean?"

Song Guanguan said softly: "I agree with Senior Sister Zhang."

Xu Beiyou pressed the seal in his hands on the rice paper on the case, and said calmly: "You take my warrant and mobilize all the forces in the sect that can be called upon, and at the same time, please invite the White Lotus Sect, Wenxiang Sect, Anweifu, and Jiangdu to serve as procuratorial envoys. With the assistance of Si Yamen and Jiangzhou Procuratorial Envoy Si Yamen and the Jiangnan Garrison, we will do our best to hunt down Wu Lezhi, no matter whether he is dead or alive."

Zhang An and Song Guanguan stood up and said, "Yes."

Xu Beiyou waved his hand, signaling for the two to back off.

After the two left, Xu Beiyou walked out of the study alone, and stood on the porch to catch a few raindrops.

I don't know when it will rain.

The night was getting darker and the rain was getting heavier.

Thirty miles outside Jiangdu City, there is a post station. Because there is a Changle Pavilion not far away, it is named Changle Post Station.

At this time, the lamps were already lit in the station, and Li Gui, the postmaster, was pouring his own drink in the house. Although there were no food to go with the wine, it was enjoyable to watch the autumn rain outside.

Li Gui is more than 60 years old this year. When he was a child, he experienced the chaotic war in the world where the heroes competed for the throne. Because his father was killed in the battle, his son inherited his father's position and joined the army. After the world was settled, The old governor of Yang and the king of Wei led the army to go to sea. Because of his young age, he stayed in Jiangdu as a postman. After a few decades, he became a postman from a postman. Also had a good time.

Changle Post Station is a large post station, the houses and meals are top-notch, so officials who come and go to Jiangdu will come here to settle down. Li Gui has seen a lot of world because he has been a post post for a long time. , most of them can be seen at a glance.

After finishing a pot of wine, Li Gui felt slightly tipsy. Looking at the time, he thought that no one would come. He was about to take off his clothes and go to bed when he heard the sound of horseshoes outside. He was shocked and couldn't help it I want to scold my mother: "It's such a dark day, such a heavy rain, why are there still people here?"

But he, a low-level Wupin Yicheng, didn't dare to neglect in the slightest, he hurriedly put on his shoes, picked up the umbrella and lantern and went out to greet him.

The first to arrive were a few long attendants in capes and hats. After getting off their horses, the leader said to Li Gui, the postman who had just come out: "My master is the new Jiang Ducheng, the Secretary of the Political Envoy, the Secretary of the Political Envoy. Please Master Yicheng arrange it well!"

Hearing the words Chengxuan Political Envoy, Li Gui's heart suddenly rose, and hearing the words Chief Political Envoy, Li Gui's already raised heart trembled again.

Today's Daqi court is not like the previous Dazheng Dynasty. It has never set up a governor, governor, admiral, or general soldier. The local government has the final say on the three divisions, and the Chengxuanzhengshi is in charge of the civil affairs of a state. The mention of punishment is based on the criminal name of the procuratorate in charge of a state, and the command and envoy are in charge of the defense of a state.

How big is the chief envoy?That is the head of the three divisions. The other two inspectors and commanders are only the third rank, and only the chief envoy is the second rank.

Moreover, the Changle post station is under the rule of Jiangdu. In this way, the new Jiangdu chief envoy is even more different from other officials.

Li Gui hurriedly called the postmen to prepare to clean up. After a short time, he saw a group of people marching towards this side in the heavy rain.

He thought to himself that the chief minister had arrived, so he didn't bother to hold an umbrella, so he grabbed a poncho and rushed out in the heavy rain.

After all, after being a postman for so many years, he still has some vision. Li Gui can tell at a glance that the person who takes the lead is the person with the most respected status, and he should be the chief envoy.

I saw that the new chief envoy had a typical appearance of a northerner. He looked about 40 years old. At this age, he could be a dignified official from the second rank. It must be someone in the court who took care of him. Unlimited.

Li Gui couldn't help but be a little more careful, and saluted respectfully: "My next official, Li Gui, the postman of the Changle station, pays his respects to the chief envoy."

The new chief envoy's surname is Zhang, his first name is Jian, and his style name is Bozhi.

Zhang Jian doesn't like to ride in a sedan chair like Jiangnan scholars. He prefers to ride a horse, and his riding skills are not bad. This time he ran for dozens of miles in the rain because of his arousal, otherwise they should have stopped at the last station. The one resting on his feet, if it wasn't for the fact that the horse couldn't hold on anymore, he would even have thought about galloping all the way into Jiangdu city.

Zhang Jian got off his horse, threw the reins to Li Gui, and said, "Use the best fodder."

Li Gui took the reins and hastened to do so.

Zhang Jian was about to walk in when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Yicheng, have you heard of Xu Beiyou?"

"Xu Beiyou?" Li Gui was stunned for a moment, he seemed to have heard of this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember who Xu Beiyou was.

Zhang Jian frowned slightly, "It's Mr. Xu."

Li Gui suddenly realized: "My lord is talking about Mr. Xu. In Jiangdu, no one has heard of Mr. Xu's name. The villain naturally knows it. Just this morning, Mr. Xu led people past us. .”

Zhang Jian's expression froze, "Mr. Xu is not in Jiangdu City?"

Li Gui said: "I think the direction of Xu Gongzi and his party should be to return to Jiangdu, and you and your lord are just behind the steps."

Zhang Jian hummed heavily, and strode into the station.

(End of this chapter)