Fu Shifeng

Chapter 38
"The government does not dare to dispose of this thing without authorization, so please ask the envoy to make the decision on its behalf."

In the Duhu Mansion, Qi Dadu's lifeguard brought the wooden box containing the orbiter to Afu for her to inspect it with her own eyes.

In fact, Chief Protector Qi vaguely felt that Afu's original intention of coming to the Western Regions should not be Star Marrow.

Although the embroidered clothes envoy represents His Majesty the Emperor, when it comes to specific matters, it is impossible to rely on only one person.After all, after the star marrow fell into the hands of An Quti, it still had to rely on the Duhufu to send troops to wipe out the bandits and besiege the Tianchi Lake, not just relying on three or five experts.

But the Chief Protector of Qi didn't intend to ask too deeply, the Ministry of Internal Affairs only pledges allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor, so it is better to hand over the star marrow to them.

On the other hand, Afu, she has now changed into a mustache with arrow sleeves and a leather belt around her waist, making her masculine look more heroic.

"President, didn't the imperial court send inspectors here?" Afu said with an unfathomable smile, "You can hand over the star marrow to the inspectors, and the imperial court will deal with it."

"The envoy said earlier that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is ordered to monitor the world." Qi Dadu defended the words: "The star marrow once fell into the hands of the demon An Quti, and I don't know what was done to it. The government dare not move lightly. Hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Governor Qi's words were just an excuse. Before that, whether it was the orbiter or the obelisk, he asked Shang Daochang to investigate carefully and try his best to dig out useful things.

The Western Regions are not comparable to the Central Plains, where Hu and Han are mixed and multi-ethnic people live together. All kinds of food and clothing, customs, and utensils are mixed with each other, and even magic arts are no exception.

During the previous process of suppressing the rebellious party, the Duhu Mansion also seized a batch of hadith scriptures. Shang Taoist read it carefully and found that the principles described in these scriptures were somewhat different from Zoroastrianism. On the theory of teaching, it can be seen that the people who compiled the scriptures learned a lot about teaching.

According to Taoist Shang, if these scriptures were edited by Ankhuti, then he must have acquired a lot of knowledge in magic arts.

In particular, if the enchantment that can suppress pagan spells and change the atmosphere of one side can be reproduced, it will be of great benefit to the Protectorate's defense of the Western Regions.

Of course, the Protectorate's Mansion can think of this, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs can also think of it.When Afu said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs wanted to confiscate these things, the Chief Protector of Qi had no way of disobeying them, so he could only evade that Afu had no one under his command, and that the Chief Protectorate was in charge of it for the time being.

But with the handing over of the star marrow, this reason became more and more difficult to gain a foothold.

Afu is so smart and quick-witted, she immediately guessed what Qi Dahu was up to, she sat cross-legged on the high chair, although she looked slim, she was as disrespectful as sitting on a table.

"Da Duhu is loyal, and I think His Majesty sees it." Afu raised the corners of her mouth, unconsciously revealing a charming power.

Chief Protector Qi quickly looked away, bowed his head and bowed his hands in salute, he was afraid to avoid the woman in front of him, and he didn't dare to have any crooked thoughts.

"The envoy's words made the lower officials feel ashamed." Qi Dahu hurriedly said: "But there is one thing, please convey it to the envoy."

"Princess, please tell me."

"The lower officials heard that the imperial court intends to abolish the government's aides and miscellaneous staff." Qi Dadu defended: "The Western Regions are not compared to the Central Plains. They are vast and sparsely populated, and there are fewer prefectures and counties. It is absolutely difficult to implement the imperial government's government with only the manpower of the government. Therefore, Your Majesty wishes to present the real situation of the Western Regions to the imperial court, Your Majesty."

After saying this, the Chief Protector of Qi took out a copy of the melody and handed it to Afu with both hands.

"Okay." Afu took the melody and said with a smile, "But I also have one thing to ask the chief guard for help."

"My envoy, please speak."

"I want Cheng Sanwu to follow me back to Chang'an." Afu asked, "Will the chief guard not let him go?"

"Don't dare." As expected, the chief guard of Qi was right, Cheng Sanwu had a profound background, and was even targeted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, if the other party wanted him, he would be a favor.

"The guardian should understand that Cheng Sanwu is a member of the Baochang Society. If Su Wangting doesn't leave, he won't leave alone." Afu said again.

"Baochang Society has repeatedly violated the court's laws and regulations in the past, accepting fugitives, being violent, and oppressing good people. It will be banned soon and its property will be confiscated." Qi Dadu bowed his head and replied: "The leaders, Su Wangting, Cheng Sanwu and others, should be Submit the law, but forgive him for his meritorious service in calming the chaos, and his merits and demerits are offset, after the inspection by the inspector, please reduce the redemption."

"It seems that the guardian has been prepared for a long time?" Afu chuckled.

"Actually, Su Wangting and Cheng Sanwu were heroes for a while, and the officials feel very helpless about this." Qi Dadu didn't want his intentions to be seen through, and said in a disguised way: "But now it seems that after they return to Chang'an, they will also be punished." Reuse. Each of you should do your duty for His Majesty and contribute to the imperial court, this is the right way."

"The chief guardian is the real hero." Afu put away the secret notes, and gently closed the wooden box on the side.

……

"What? Seal Baochang Club?!"

Cheng Sanwu was showing off his new treasured sword to Su Wangting when he heard his servants rushing to tell him about it.

"The people from the Protectorate's Mansion have already arrived outside the square gate, so hurry up and take a look!" the servant said in a panic.

After going through the last time, Cheng Sanwu didn't yell and kill this time. He looked at Su Wangting and asked hastily, "Old Su, what's the matter? Didn't you have a good chat with the inspector a few days ago?"

Su Wangting waved his servants to leave, and sighed softly: "Go out and take a look and you will understand."

Cheng Sanwu followed Su Wangting to the gate of the square, and saw Qi Zhiyi showing guilt, hesitant to speak.

"Little General Qi." Su Wangting took the initiative to cross his hands and said hello: "It must be the Duhufu ordered you to come and seal down the company, right?"

"Yes." Qi Zhiyi was very reluctant, and handed a document to the other party: "Wu Maocai's matter was reported back to Chang'an, and the British Duke planned to pursue it to the end, and even wrote to the Duhu Mansion, wanting to question you. Inspector Luo said, you put down the chaos If you have meritorious deeds, you can forgive your crimes, but Baochang Society will definitely not be able to keep it, saying that it is going to seize the property, and the fugitives taken in by Baochang Society will act as the guards of the capital."

Cheng Sanwu argued: "But I didn't kill Wu Maocai! He was eaten by a big bug!"

"It doesn't work to tell me that! The British official is far away in Chang'an, he won't listen to it at all!" Qi Zhiyi was equally upset.

"Old Su, what should we do next?" Cheng Sanwu asked eagerly.

On the contrary, Su Wangting looked calm, and motioned for Cheng Sanwu and Qi Zhiyi to go to a place where there was no one to have a private conversation.

"I fought for this result. It's really inappropriate for Baochang Society to stay in the Western Regions." Seeing that Cheng Sanwu still wanted to talk, Su Wangting raised his hand to dissuade him: "Old Cheng, I'm tired."

Cheng Sanwu was speechless. It was the first time he looked at Su Wangting carefully, only then did he realize that his hair had grown gray on his temples. Although he had a foundation in martial arts, after all these years of hard work, there were still traces left behind, even the radiance in his eyes It's not as clear as it was ten years ago.

Recalling that when he was avoiding the Maocai Club before, Su Wangting once talked to himself that he planned to return to the Central Plains after dealing with the Manizhu incident.At the beginning, Cheng Sanwu didn't think much about it, thinking that it was Su Wangting's emotion for a while.Now it seems that my old friend is really exhausted physically and mentally.

"...It's up to you." Cheng Sanwu spat out a few words, feeling that a pillar had been taken out of his heart, and suddenly became listless.

Su Wangting patted Cheng Sanwu on the shoulder, and then asked: "Little General, check the affairs of the agency..."

Qi Zhiyi didn't care much: "How many things are copied, don't I have the final say? You can't take away the property and property, but you can take as much money, gold and silver as you want. Father won't ask."

"Thank you, little general, and also thank you for me." Su Wangting bowed deeply.

"Inspector Luo will leave Quzhi City in three days, so you should leave before him." Qi Zhiyi looked at Cheng Sanwu: "I asked my father if he could keep you, but he said that you are the most involved, and the Duhufu can't help it." Take you in."

"Don't blame him." Cheng Sanwu was no longer full of energy, but just walked to the gate of the workshop and sat down in a daze, without speaking.

Qi Zhiyi's temperament was not suitable for doing such a thing, and he also held back his unhappiness, cupped his hands at Su Wangting, and left in a hurry.

After the outsiders dispersed, Su Wangting looked at Cheng Sanwu, and said with a smile: "Old Cheng, I've never seen you like this before, with your head drooping, almost crying."

"Are you leaving Baochang Society just like that?" Cheng Sanwu stretched out his hand and gestured: "Ten years, more than that! If you don't want it, you don't want it?"

"I work for Lu Xiangye, I know it very well." Su Wangting sat next to him: "When I was young, I studied literature and martial arts, and no one in Fangyuan Township could match me. .Fortunately, the elders in the family have climbed up to the nobles and asked me to make a book history for Lu Xiang's disciples... Oh, he hadn't paid his respects at that time."

"I've heard you say it several times, and your ears are getting callused." Cheng Sanwu imitated Lao Su's tone and repeated: "Back then, Lu Xiangye asked about the number of camels and horses in the official offices of the Longyou Zhuzhou and Guanshi. , Among all the subordinates, you are the only one who can recite it. Lu Xiangye found that you are good at breeding low and heavy goods, so he asked you to come to the Western Regions to run a trading company, and help him investigate the situation in the Western Regions."

"Listening to others, it really feels like boasting." Su Wangting sighed: "Looking back at these years, Mr. Lu may have just had a whim. As for my success and failure in the Western Regions, he may not be very concerned about it."

"You send beautiful women and treasures to Chang'an every year, will he not care?" Cheng Sanwu couldn't believe it.

Su Wangting laughed loudly, shook his head again and again, and said, "Old Cheng, that's Mr. Lu, the prime minister, does he lack my beauty treasures? In order to escort the star marrow, he opened a new White Horse Club with a wave of his hand, As a result, all the hands were lost in the desert of the Western Regions, do you think Master Lu would frown when he heard the news?"

Cheng Sanwu lowered his head, rubbed his face, and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, when you say that, it feels like we've been fooling around for ten years."

"Not at all." Su Wangting said with a smile: "Although I have managed countless things for my superiors and subordinates over the years, it's not that I haven't saved money myself. I will definitely be a rich man with no worries in the rest of my life. De, also allow me to take away the floating wealth."

"But when you return to Chang'an, how do you explain to Master Lu?" Cheng Sanwu asked.

"Anyway, I've said everything I need to say. The inspector was sent by Master Lu, and it's clear that Baochang Society can't be kept."

Before Su Wangting finished speaking, he saw Afu approaching with light steps, and asked with a smile: "You look decadent, this is not what you should look like."

"You made Miss Afu laugh." Su Wangting was relaxed now, but he didn't think too much of the other party's identity as an embroidered envoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Cheng Sanwu rubbed his face flushed, stood up abruptly, pointed at Afu and said, "The Duhufu is going to search Baochangshe, I suspect that you, a dominatrix, are the ones doing the trick!"

Afu put her arms around her chest and asked with great interest, "Why do you think so?"

"I——" Cheng Sanwu paused, and forced to argue: "I just know, I, I know it from birth, can't I?"

Su Wangting also stood up to appease her: "Okay, okay, this matter has nothing to do with Miss Afu, so don't offend her."

At this time, Afu took the initiative to say: "I have already obtained the star marrow from the chief guard of Qi, and I am responsible for bringing it back to Chang'an. Why don't you two escort me?"

Cheng Sanwu and Su Wangting looked at each other, feeling absurd: "This... After a long time, it's back again?"

"Didn't you promise Peng Ning that you would send the things back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Afu smiled and said, "Now you can fulfill your promise."

Cheng Sanwu was originally shut down because of the Baochang Society, and suddenly felt that his past sustenance had disappeared, and his mood and ambition were at the lowest and most exhausted.Hearing Afu mention Peng Ning's promise at this moment, Cheng Sanwu just changed his mind and regained his energy quickly.

"At worst, I'll go with you!" Cheng Sanwu immediately agreed.

There was a hint of sly complacency on Afu's face, but Su Wangting noticed it instantly, and a thought suddenly came to his mind, could it be that Afu just wanted to lead Cheng Sanwu to Chang'an?

Su Wangting still remembered that Cheng Sanwu said that he suspected that Afu's intention to come to the Western Regions might not be Star Essence. Now that he thinks about it carefully, could it be that Afu's goal is Cheng Sanwu?

But Su Wangting immediately denied this idea. Afu was from the Yaksha race and was also an embroidered envoy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This kind of status is unusual, and there must be important secrets in her body. There is no reason why she came here for Cheng Sanwu.

However, only Afu knows exactly what Cheng Sanwu can do at the beginning.

In fact, Afu and Cheng Sanwu coincidentally did not mention to the third person how to kill Anguti and the specific battle situation in the mirror hall of the shrine.Afu didn't want to say more, as for Cheng Sanwu, maybe he didn't know it himself?
"I'm with you all the way."

At this time, Mr. Changqing walked out. He rubbed his brows and relaxed his eyes. It seemed that he had been concentrating on studying for many days. Others were puzzled, but Cheng Sanwu knew that he was so focused on rubbing on the stone pillar that he hadn't gone out for several days.

"Mister is going to Chang'an too?" Su Wangting asked.

"The road passes through Xiaoguan, and the Yellow Temple in Kongtong Mountain is nearby." Mr. Changqing sighed, "I want to send Master Zhou Lian's slough there, and return the magic weapon by the way."

"That's fine too." Su Wangting did not refuse.

Cheng Sanwu looked around at the crowd, and immediately smiled and said, "It's really strange, one is escorting treasures, the other is helping spirits to carry coffins, and the other is running away with money. If you run into a horse thief on the way, you will be dumbfounded." .Oh, luckily I have me, I guarantee you a safe journey!"

As soon as these words came out, the other three rolled their eyes in unison, and cursed repeatedly——

"Don't open your mouth if you can't speak!"

"You deserve tongue-pulling hell."

"Old Cheng, old Cheng..."

(End of this chapter)