Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 74 Lao Ji, you are too honest

"My boss, are you too hasty to determine that they are bandits based on just one formation?" Ji Ren said.

"Don't be hasty, listen to me. There are many water thieves in Daqi and on the Yangtze River. The imperial court has encircled and suppressed them several times. Although there are gains every time, these water thieves are like weeds. Once they are cut, there will be a wave. Waves, wildfires never burn out, and the spring breeze blows them again. First of all, there must be someone in the court who has tipped off the news. Secondly, they have many nests. Those water villages are certainly their territory, but I think they are just a cover-up. They must not be There is only one nest." Zhang Jingshou pulled Ji Ren and whispered.

"Look, we in Daqi, not the Song Dynasty, have to suppress Liang Shanshuibo and issue an imperial edict. In Daqi, how can any water bandit dare to show his banner clearly? We are bandits? We must do it every day. After getting the news, they became thieves. So I suspected that these water thieves were so-called good citizens when they were not going out. At that time, I even gave advice to my father, saying that we should investigate these strongholds and docks. Fortress, but my father said I was fooling around and still let me out. What a fool." Zhang Jingshou said angrily when he said this.

"Your Highness, be careful what you say." When Ji Ren heard this, his eyes widened with fright. Please speak more calmly, otherwise I may not dare to listen if you dare to speak.

No, you can’t say this.

Do you think you are Zhu Houzhao? He is the only son of Zhu Houzhao's father. No matter what he does, he will still sit on the throne.

Moreover, the suggestion is very good. An inventory of the entire Daqi city wall and Wubao is possible. If this is the case, it is unlikely that even the Xiliang rebels will be found. But it is so good, why doesn’t Qi Emperor adopt it?
  Isn't it because this is not practical at all?

How many aristocratic families in the world have done nothing dirty?
  These water bandits cannot touch the foundation of Daqi, but if you check it like this, you will know.

"What are you afraid of? It's just us here, who knows?" Zhang Jingshou said without caring.

"Ah Shou, do you know that His Majesty has Tianwu Division under his command?" Ji Ren said.

"I know, the Tianwu Division is directly under the father's authority. The Tong and Wang families have been in charge for generations. They are responsible for all the major families in Da Qi who use force to violate the prohibitions." Zhang Jingshou said.

"But I heard from senior brother that the Tianwu Division also has another responsibility, which is to protect the princes, emperors and grandchildren, so there should be a guard around you who is responsible for your safety, but you don't know it," Ji Ren said.

Otherwise, why do you think I am so relieved to bring you out?

Your father has arranged for you a guard from the eighth level of the Earth.

"How is it possible? If so, where is he now? The last time I fought with Zhang Jingmou, I didn't see him come out. How could I not have seen him at all?" Zhang Jingshou asked doubtfully.

Not far away, on a tree, listening to the discussion, a middle-aged man's mouth twitched slightly, "You princes are fighting, do I dare to intervene?"
  Thinking back then, when he went to protect several princes, he specifically chose Zhang Jingshou for peace of mind. He thought that Zhang Jingshou had no chance of becoming the emperor. As his bodyguard, although he was rich and powerful, he would live a comfortable life, unlike the other guards. Although it is possible to become rich and powerful, and even to be in charge of the Tianwu Division, it is also dangerous.

As a result, God knows, he heard many disrespectful words while following Zhang Jingshou.

"Forget it, these are not important. What is important now is that I think there is something wrong with the Sujiazhai above." Zhang Jingshou said.

"Is it because of the military formation?" Ji Ren said.

"Not only that, what they just formed is the Seven-Star Crossing the River Formation, which is a formation commonly used by water bandits. Moreover, you find that there is no leader. His mouth is covered with calluses. When they fought just now, there are scars on his arms. , Most people don't have such scars. Moreover, you see the water system here is well developed, if they want to set off, they will set off just in time." Zhang Jingshou's eyes sparkled with wisdom.

"Also, these people are not simple. They all have evil spirits on their bodies. It seems that they have killed people in their hands, and there are many of them. How can ordinary villagers get so many lives? Although this place is relatively far from Chang'an City , but it can be considered as being at the feet of the emperor."

……

Ji Ren listened to Zhang Jingshou's analysis and sighed sincerely: "I think His Highness can really be a general."

A replica of Wu Zong, it is absurd, it is true that he loves to play, but he is also true if he has the ability. He grew up in an environment full of civil servants, is self-taught, and leads troops to fight for the first time, and actually wins.

"That's right, I was born to be a general. Kill the barbarians in the north and destroy the monsters in the west. This is my pursuit." Zhang Jingshou said with pride, "My royal brothers are fighting for the throne one by one. What's the point? Great. Men, we must gallop on the battlefield, like the Marquis of Jinyang, kill Wuhuan Shanyu Tadun in the White Wolf Mountain Formation, and become famous all over the world."

Marquis of Jinyang, Zhang Liao.

"Then let's go to the government and mobilize nearby troops," Ji Ren said.

"You are stupid, what kind of troops are you calling? They can stay here for so long, they must have bought connections nearby. If we go to call people, aren't we going to alert the enemy? Now that the enemy is hidden and we are clear, it is a good time for us to show off our skills." Zhang Jingshou said.

"Ah Shou, if they are really unscrupulous thieves, they will have no shortage of weapons or people. As far as we are concerned, these two people are throwing themselves into a trap." Ji Ren said.

"So, let's investigate first. Aren't you good at hiding things? The two of us join forces and investigate first. If there are no problems, then we will come back. If there are problems, then we will have made a contribution. When the time comes, we will feel proud. Maybe, I can ask my father to give me a battalion of soldiers and let me go to the battlefield to make meritorious deeds. My father is also true. Unlike Zhu Houzhao, I am his only son. I will not inherit the country in the future. I will be arrested if I go. That’s it.” Zhang Jingshou said dissatisfied.

Ji Ren stood aside and smiled. Is it possible that you are his son and he doesn't want you to be killed? Is it possible that if you were not killed by the enemy and killed all the enemies, then he would be even more worried about you as a vassal king in charge of the army? "Let's arrest all these people first." Ji Ren finally chose to change the subject. He felt that cooperating with Prince Ming might be the best decision he had ever made in his life, or it might be the worst decision he had ever made in his life. .

"Okay." Zhang Jingshou agreed, took the rope given by the village chief, tied up everyone, and threw them into the pit before looking at Ji Ren.

Ji Ren waved his hand, and a mysterious aura completely enveloped him and Zhang Jingshou. Zhang Jingshou looked around and saw that it was full of novelty. He also wanted to learn the trick of hiding from the sky, but he had never learned it after learning it for a long time.

"Your Highness, let's go. Under this aura, outsiders can't hear what you and I say. If we don't concentrate very closely, we can easily be ignored. But there is still a risk. After all, this is just a cover-up. It's not called Invisibility, so follow me closely during this operation." Ji Ren said.

Zhang Jingshou naturally agreed. At that moment, the two of them moved towards Sujiazhai one after another.

After two or three miles of road, the two of them ran with all their strength and arrived in front of Sujiazhai without spending much time. Zhang Jingshou raised his head and looked at the village gate, which was ten feet high. The building was solid and there were people patrolling around. He said softly: "Look, I Just say something is wrong. How can such an ordinary village be so careful? There is something wrong at first sight."

Looking at things from a skeptical perspective, the entire Sujiazhai is doubtful in his eyes.

"It's difficult to break out of the main entrance. Let's find a place where no one is around and climb over the wall to get in." Ji Ren said, looking at Zhang Jingshou who was eager to try and rub shoulders.

What kind of ordinary village? Apart from the village in front of you, have you ever seen any other villages?
  "it is good."

Zhang Jingshou was highly excited. He followed Ji Ren and walked half a circle around Sujiazhai outside. Finally, they found a suitable place. Ji Ren and Zhang Jingshou's spiritual power circulated, and they jumped away, crossing the ten-foot-high outer wall in one breath. Got inside.

But Zhang Jingshou was disappointed with the scene inside. There were no vicious water thieves as he imagined. He only saw women weaving at home and children playing and having fun in front of the door. It looked like a paradise on earth. Any clues.

Zhang Jingshou vaguely felt that his prediction was wrong, but the young man was not willing to admit defeat easily, and he had already come. If he didn't take a look around, it would not have been in vain.

At that moment, I firmly believed in my own truth and continued to explore inside, trying to find something.

Ji Ren followed him, seemingly reluctant to follow, but he looked around sharply, taking in the entire village layout. This was his first time in this village, and he had never participated in this incident in the game. , when you find out, it’s already after the fact.

Fortunately, Ji Ren possesses a weakened version of the Heavenly Eye. He can scan through it and see through it one by one, revealing many scenes in his eyes.

Suddenly, Ji Ren's eyes changed, he found the place, pulled Zhang Jingshou and said: "Ah Shou, if they are really water pirates, there must be a ledger to divide the accounts, and this ledger should be in this Suzhou." According to the layout of the largest house in the village, it should be in the east. Let’s go and see if there is any. If not, we will go back and send the person to the government, and then supervise the government.”

"Okay." After searching for a long time and finding no clues, Zhang Jingshou nodded and began to doubt his own judgment.

At the moment, Zhang Jingshou followed Ji Ren and walked inside, sneaking around countless people, and then came to the largest house in Sujiazhai. While there was no one there, he climbed over the wall and entered the house. He entered the bedroom first, and then Zhang Jingshou's eyes It lit up all of a sudden. He looked at the half-human-high Jade Buddha beside the bed and said excitedly: "This is definitely not normal. This thing is definitely not what a village should have. My judgment was correct."

"It looks like there is a problem, but if there is a problem, it does not mean that it is a water pirate. We still need to continue to investigate." As Ji Ren spoke, he pulled Zhang Jingshou out again, then took him to the study, pretended to fumble around, and finally "Accidentally" I came across a book that I couldn't pick up. I pushed it gently inside and saw that the mechanism flipped over and the bookcase moved to the left, revealing a deep secret room.

In the secret room, there were dozens of boxes stacked up, as well as many flags and weapons. Zhang Jingshou's eyes brightened when he saw it. He rushed in three steps at a time and said excitedly: "Yes, this is the flag of Wusheng Thief. They are just Wusheng thieves, I guessed it right!"

"Your Highness is indeed far-sighted and far-sighted, and I am far behind." Ji Ren said with a timely expression of admiration.

"You are too honest and too cautious. If you are going to catch the prisoner, you have to make a bold guess like me." Normally, when Jiren would call him His Highness, Zhang Jingshou would remind Jiren to call him Ah Shou, otherwise he would appear unkind, but this time When Ji Ren praised him, he was indescribably happy.

"Yes, I was too honest and too cautious. I will learn from His Highness and make bold guesses in the future. I think the thief left so much gold wealth here, maybe the account books were also left here." Ji Ren reflected.

"Yes." Zhang Jingshou heard this and immediately searched for it. Finally, he and Ji Ren found the account book. He was overjoyed and patted Ji Ren on the shoulder and said, "Okay, they say that our Da Qi court is full of talents, but let me tell you , they are all a bunch of losers. The only heroes in the world are Lao Ji and me."

"What Ah Shou said is that now that the account book has been found and there is evidence, let's go first and mobilize troops. After all, there are many of them," Ji Ren said.

"It makes sense." At this time, Zhang Jingshou also became vigilant and left with Ji Ren. Before leaving, he restored the mechanism to its original state, but before it could be restored, Ji Ren heard footsteps coming from outside, and his expression suddenly changed. , pulled up Zhang Jingshou, took Zhang Jingshou with him, jumped out of the window.

Just as he came out, before he could go far, another voice sounded.

"In seven days, a batch of goods will come out from the Mi Family Chamber of Commerce. You go and rob them."

When Ji Ren and Zhang Jingshou heard this, they stopped in unison. Are they trying to interfere with the Mi Liang family's business?
  (End of this chapter)