One Step to The End

Zhao Guanren was out of the city for the first time. The outside of the city was completely different from what he had imagined. It turned out that there was also a large residential area outside the city, but most of the houses were old and shabby, and thatched huts were everywhere. There was a constant stream on the streets.

"This city gate is too slack, you don't know if you come in with a thief..."

Zhao Guanren discovered that the guards of the city gates did not check people at all, but only checked the caravans or carriages. The guards were sitting lazily and bragging. He thought he had to check his identity when he entered and exited.

"Ningzhou is the hinterland of Dashun, and there are very few thieves who can get here..."

Song Chizhu leaned against the wooden wall of the carriage and said, "Anyway, the city gate will be closed when it is dark, and the post will be checked for identity. There are also officers patrolling the streets and lanes. There is nowhere to hide when the culprits come in. Following this sturdy folk customs, how many thieves come will chop you into mashed meat!"

"But you can't let people catch the handle..."

Zhao Guanren said: "The prefect came to see you open all four doors, and immediately involved you in a crime of negligence, saying that you let the spies in because of lax inspections, otherwise, other counties are fine, you have to take precautions. It’s a good posture!"

"Yes, yes! It makes sense..."

Song Chizhu hurriedly stopped the carriage and jumped down with Hu Xiancheng. The city gate immediately intensified inspections. Not only was the city gate half closed, but also war equipment such as horse refusal and knife carts were pulled out. , Even the walls are full of archers.

"The folk customs are still very simple..."

Zhao Guanren can see that there is no garrison in Lantai. The nearest army is a guard station dozens of miles away. The entire Lantai County has only more than 300 soldiers, but he just managed to control more than 300,000 people. And domineering.

"Oh! Thank you Master Zhang for reminding me that I almost suffered a big loss..."

Song Chizhu and Hu Xiancheng came back in satisfaction, and the carriage hurried out of the city. After reaching the outskirts, Zhao Guanren asked, "What's the situation, what did the state government say?"

"Say a fart, I rushed here when I learned..."

Song Chizhu waved his hand and said: "All the adults who can come from the prefecture are here. Although the prefect is not on the right track with me, he also understands that if the official's black hat is taken off, he will also be implicated, so this time he must Will fully cooperate with me!"

"Young Master Zhang! Li Dian historian has an unexpected joy..."

The thief Hu Xian laughed and said: "We found a flag of thieves in his house. His wife said it was his military exploits, but this is clearly evidence of collaborating with the enemy. Identify him as an undercover agent, and you have all the evidence!"

Zhao Guanren put up two fingers, and said contemptuously: "Have you committed two people's heads?"

"of course not……"

Song Chizhu said: "How can such a big event be easy? When the prefects find out, you will be rushed to the court for 800 li, and you must pull a big head out to carry the thunder, but whether it is the Xie family or the Bian family , You have to make an idea!"

"If you want me to say it, take the Bian's knife..."

Hu Xiancheng said cruelly: "The Bian’s head is just a prince of Duan. He stood aside 800 years ago, but the Xie’s family is now in full swing. The source of the corpse plague was found in the outer house of the Bian’s house last night. Don’t take them. Surgery, when will you wait more!"

"The Bian family is not the only prince, you underestimated the old fox..."

Zhao Guanren said: "Think about which minister Prince Duan has been guilty of. Why is the Bian family earning less and less money in recent years? Is it true that their business is dying? Wrong! The silver has been sent long ago. !"

"Master Shoufu?"

The two looked at each other in unison, and Song Chizhu said inexplicably, "I don't think it is the same. Lord Shoufu has been really involved with him every time. Prince Duan was able to fall into this field, all thanks to him. , Otherwise he would be the prince long ago!"

"Your information is too late, it's okay to look at the Dibao, it's only ten dollars..."

Zhao Guanren took out an ancient tabloid and unfolded it, saying: "Look at what it says. The emperor went to the mountains to escape from the heat. There was no prince among the accompanying staff. What does this show?"

"Scrap Prince!!!"

The two spoke in unison again, this time really shocked, and hurriedly covered their mouths and looked out of the car.

"Choose to kill, to kill! First to kill and then to kill..."

Zhao Guanren said: "Xia Shoufu held the prince so high, can the emperor be happy like a mother? At this time, I think of the Prince Duan. Look! This kid has been shunned for so many years and has been doing his duty. It seems to be better than the prince who covets the throne of Lao Tzu!"

The two quickly grabbed him in horror and said, "Don't dare to talk nonsense!"

"Anyway, we are already on the same boat. Anyone who has an accident will have to be implicated..."

Zhao Guanren said in a low voice: "Under the circumstances of uncertainty, if we destroy Prince Duan's daughter-in-law's family, he will not be able to settle accounts after the fall, so no matter who is destroyed, we can't get ahead. Don't do this kind of offensive thing! "

"The young man is smart and smart, it's not comparable to me..."

The two adults gave thumbs up in admiration, and the carriage stopped while they were talking. There was a Shili Pavilion next to the official road that greeted the high officials. The small officials and small officials in Lantai County had long been here, with dozens of people. Gathered together to whisper.

"It's just right!"

Song Chizhu quickly took the lead and jumped down, and he saw the prefect and his party from a distance. The officials quickly stood in line according to their ranks. Song Chizhu and Hu Xiancheng naturally stood at the forefront, but Hu Xiancheng unconsciously moved forward. Take a few steps.

"Master Song! Hu Xiancheng is a member of the prefect..."

Zhao Guanren leaned against Song Chizhu and said in a low voice: "Don't be happy too early. This is not a good opportunity to step on your foot. I will tell you the truth. I came to Lantai to thank the two families. , But such a thing suddenly broke out, the supervising adults will never come as expected!"

"You mean, Master Supervisor doesn't want to wade in the muddy water..."

Song Chizhu narrowed his eyes, and Zhao Guanren sighed: "It's a job for the royal family. It offends his colleagues. If he can't move his head, the supervising adult is like walking on thin ice. But if he doesn't come, I will be in trouble. Bian thanks the two families. I'm afraid it will kill my mouth!"

"They dare! Little merchants dare to rebel and fail..."

Song Chizhu stared and said, "Don't worry! This officer is definitely not an ungrateful person. Qian Tongzhi, who came with me, is a student of my uncle. I will introduce you later. I will first implement your role as an official. I see who of them dares to move you, killing officials is tantamount to rebellion and rebellion!"

"Thank your lord! I can rely on you to support me during this time..."

Zhao Guanren pretended to be surprised. The prefect and his party came over. Most of the officials were on horseback or on foot. Among them, there were only three horse-drawn carriages, and more than a dozen cavalry in black leather armors, staring at them gloomily. .

"No! Why is the black guard here..."

The expressions of Song Chizhu and the others all changed, and they hurried three steps and two steps forward to greet them. Zhao Guanren deliberately fell behind and grabbed a familiar young official, and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation with the black guard?"

"Holy guards, they can go straight to the sky..."

The little official said nervously: "The black guards and the white guards belong to the Beijing Superintendent Guard. The white guards are responsible for investigating major cases such as collaborating with the enemy and treason. The black guards are responsible for apprehending and reviewing. Presented to the sage, it is called black and white impermanence, evil star!"

‘I wipe it! Isn’t this just Jinyiwei...’

Zhao Guanren bowed his head and walked to the side of the official road. All the officials of the state government got off their horses and cars, and everyone's expressions were very serious.

It can be distinguished from the color of the official uniform that the man in the big red robe is the Wang Zhifu, a strong middle-aged man in his forties, with a saber hanging on his waist like a military commander, while the man in the green robe is Qian Tongzhi, who is obviously a weak scholar, but The man in the third carriage did not get off.

"Uh-huh!"

Wang Zhifu never expressed his opinion with his hands behind his back. Naturally, he did not dare to express his opinion easily, but he didn't know what Song Chizhu said, he suddenly wondered: "Zhang Tiansheng? This name sounds familiar!"

"Young Master Zhang! Come here quickly and have seen the prefect..."

Song Chizhu quickly turned around and called Zhao Guanren, and said with a smile: "Young Master Zhang's family is full of loyalty. He is a good general. After I say his eldest brother, you will definitely have an impression. His eldest brother is the vice general of General Huwei. Zhang Tianbao from Feiqi School!"

"Oh! It turned out to be Zhang Tianbao's third brother..."

Wang Zhifu suddenly realized: "Zhang Tianbao was killed in battle, and his second brother Zhang Tianyang rode alone for thousands of miles. He took only 12 guards to take revenge and cut off more than a hundred enemy heads. Finally, he died of exhaustion and hated the frontier. I can be regarded as a legend!"

"Where is Zhang Tiansheng? To pay for life..."

A sweet drink suddenly sounded, and the third carriage suddenly jumped out of a person, unexpectedly leaped into the air and stabbed Zhao Guanren with a knife. Zhao Guanren, who was trying to figure out the draft, was stunned, subconsciously drew out the sword of the Wang Zhifu, and smashed his hand into the air. .

"When~"

The other party kicked the long sword away with a single stab, but at the moment when she tilted her head, Zhao Guanren had already pushed Wang Zhifu out. At the same time the Wang Zhifu exclaimed, the other party hurriedly closed the sword and flipped it.

"Watch out!"

I don’t know who yelled, but this was definitely not a reminder to Zhao Guanren. The assassin passed the Wang Zhi’s mansion and landed on one leg. A dagger was suddenly thrown at her abdomen. The other party hurriedly blocked it with a horizontal knife. Who knew this was actually a Insidious tricks.

"Wow~"

A handful of sand sprinkled on the opponent's face suddenly, and the opponent screamed and messed up his figure. Not only was the dagger hit the lower abdomen, but the eyeballs were also spilled and invisible. He vaguely saw a big foot, slamming at her. The dagger in the abdomen kicked up.

"stop!"

A black shadow shot from the horse suddenly, and unexpectedly set off a strong wind, knocking a group of officials to the ground, and directly blasted Zhao Guanren with a punch.

"Huh~"

Zhao Guanren avoided the punch flexibly. How did he know that the opponent's fist wind knocked him over, and at the same time, the punch smashed the carriage of the Wang Zhifu. The carriage burst open from the middle like a grenade. The horses ran wildly and neighed.

"Hmm~"

Zhao Guanren fell to the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood, but he still turned over and jumped extremely fast, grabbed the steel knife from the waist of a government officer, and jumped out and shouted: "You guys in black Shameless, there is a way to single out with Lao Tzu!"

"you……"

The black-clothed guard who took the shot was stunned. This guy had a bronze medal in his waist. He was obviously a captain with a big waist and a round iron tower. He looked at Zhao Guanren in surprise and said: "Zhang Tianbao is such a good martial artist, how can you even No profound energy?"

"You can't break the law with profound energy, Xiaoye can still kill the female assassin..."

Zhao Guanren wiped the corners of his mouth fiercely, and the other party quickly looked at the bewildered female black guard. The dagger did not pierce her leather armor, but was inserted into the outer leather, but one more kick would definitely kill him. The other black guards were dumbfounded.

"Little thief! I killed you..."

The female black-clothed guard flushed her eyes with the water bottle and rushed towards Zhao Guanren furiously, but the Wang Zhifu jumped up and roared: "Stop it all, Li Baihu! What are you guys doing? You hurt the court official on the spot, too. Lawless, right?"

"Master Prefect, please calm down, Master Thousand Households, she..."

The captain of the black guard clasped his fists and bowed in embarrassment. Unexpectedly, the little lady's official position is bigger than him, and the little lady pointed at Zhao Guanren with a knife, and said angrily: "Zhang Tiansheng! You wait for the officer, and I will have new accounts and old accounts. Calculate with you, let's go!"