Chapter 601: Be prepared for danger in times of peace (5)
Yan Tinglan continued: "You can't be a commander without some intelligence."
After returning to the mansion, the secret guards quickly took off their disguises and disguised themselves as servants, maids, cooks, etc. and went about their duties.
Although Shuang Xu did not die, the other secret guards hunted a lot of prey.
Shuang Xu looked at the furs of the prey and asked, "Miss, what should we do with these furs? Sell them and save money?"
"Well, sell it and let Huai Xu go. You look like someone who is easy to be deceived."
Shuang Xu looked at her resentfully.
Sui Zhao patted her head with a smile and said, "If you want to go, then I will entrust you with the important task."
"Let Huai Xu go. I won't go."
Huai Xu, who was hanging on the beam in silence, heard that the final result had been discussed. He jumped down, wrapped himself in the washed fur, and left the house.
Sui Zhao glanced at the beam of the house, and wanted to laugh when he thought about how he was a child, so he was curious about how the secret guards hid all day, so he asked Jin Yao to carry him to the beam and stay there for half a day, but he ended up falling asleep.
Jin Yao even specially built a small nest for her on the beam, like a swallow's nest.
Seeing that everything was ready in the kitchen, Sui Zhao happily went to find her dear father and mother.
"Mom, do you want to roast the rabbit yourself? Let them build a fire outside."
"Okay." Zhu Fuli nodded.
"Then let's go." She took Zhu Fuli's hand and walked in front of her, chatting and laughing with her.
Yan Tinglan followed them slowly.
The ninth day of our stay in Yangzhou was March 15th. The moon was particularly round. Before going to bed, Sui Zhao lay on the windowsill and asked, "Shuang Xu, where is the highest point in Yangzhou?"
"The Moon's Dwelling Tower, in particular, looks like the Moon's Dwelling Tower."
"Then let's go enjoy the moon." She quickly walked over, changed into tight clothes, and climbed out through the window.
When she was little, she thought the secret guards flying around were amazing, so she wanted to learn it, and her parents agreed. Although her skills were not as good as the secret guards who trained every day, they were not bad either.
After walking through the streets for a quarter of an hour, Shuang Xu went to negotiate with the tower keeper, and the two of them went to the top of the tower.
The moon was indeed bright, illuminating the peaceful sky and earth. The world was covered in frost. Not far away, several tall buildings were brightly lit, with shadowy figures of people around.
"Is that a brothel?" Sui Zhao asked.
Shuang Xu nodded, "Yes."
Two dark shadows flipped in. Shuang Xu didn't move. He watched them land on the ground and then lit the candles in the tower.
Shen Siwei saw their faces clearly and suppressed the subordinates who raised their hands.
Sui Zhao raised his eyes, propped up his head and said, "Sir, what a coincidence."
Every time you go there you will run into their Mingchasi.
Shen Siwei glanced at her, then looked away, expressionless, "Yeah."
"Are you catching another criminal, sir?"
Although the Mingcha Si was stationed in Yangzhou Prefecture, outsiders did not know what their official positions were and only recognized the clothes they wore.
The subordinate said, "The state government is investigating a case, so you are not allowed to ask questions. Leave immediately!"
Shen Siwei: "The profiteer Li Lun."
Li Lun disrupted the prices in Yangzhou, causing resentment among the people of Yangzhou.
Subordinate: “?”
Sui Zhao smiled and said, "Sir, are we leaving?"
"No need."
Subordinate: “???”
Did the adult take the wrong medicine?
Shuang Xu held out a bag of pastries and said, "Miss, would you like some?"
Sui Zhao sat on the window and pinched a piece, "When did you get it?"
"When you change your clothes."
The sweet smell of pastries wafted through the tower. The men glanced at them and continued to stare at the tall building ahead.
No one spoke afterwards. Sui Zhao and Shuang Xu were sitting and standing, eating cakes and admiring the moon. Shen Siwei, who was standing on the other side of the window, did not move.
Sui Zhao glanced at him and thought he looked like a wooden stake, a pretty good-looking one.
About a quarter of an hour later, a firework flew up from the opposite side. Sui Zhao felt a gust of wind passing by him, and then he saw Shen Siwei had jumped down.
Then came his men.
There was chaos in the high-rise building opposite, but calm was soon restored.
Sui Zhao clapped his hands, stood up and jumped down, "Let's go home."
The Mingchasi is in Yangzhou, so they don't infiltrate the city and are happy to take it easy.
After finishing his business at the brothel, Shen Siwei looked up in the direction of Yueqi Tower. The candles there were out and there was no one in sight.
Sui Zhao returned home and went to bed. He would go out to play the next day, or go sightseeing in the surrounding cities and counties with his parents.
After that, I never saw Shen Siwei again. I heard that the new Yangzhou provincial government was on its way and would arrive in Yangzhou in about twenty days.
January had arrived, and Sui Zhao set out again with his parents, heading south, traveling both by land and sea.
In June, we arrived at a small village in Lizhou.
Lizhou is mountainous, the road is bumpy, and it is quite tiring to walk.
When they reached the woods a little further outside the village, Yan Tinglan lowered his head and kissed the forehead of the person in his arms, "Ali, this place is beautiful with mountains and rivers, do you want to stay for a while?"
"Okay, in what capacity?"
"I am a hunter, you are the hunter's wife, let's build a yard halfway up the mountain."
Sui Zhao smiled and said, "Dad, although you are tall, you don't look like a hunter at all."
"Your father's family had some assets in the early years, but they were not well managed and were tired of the intrigues in the city, so they sold their property and found a village to settle down. I have some martial arts skills, and in order not to live off the land, I decided to make a living by hunting, and became a rich hunter." Yan Tinglan was the first to dismount and helped Zhu Fuli down.
"There are many treasures in the mountains, and treasure hunting in the mountains is quite interesting."
Zhu Fuli stopped and rolled up his sleeves, "Was it like this when I was in the mountains before?"
"In my spare time, I carry a backpack to dig herbs and bring back a lot of mountain fruits." Yan Tinglan stroked her hair and said softly, "Autumn will be here soon. There is a good harvest in the mountains in autumn. How about we stay here until winter? It's cold in the mountains in winter, so we can go to the city."
Zhu Fuli smiled and said, "I'll do as you say."
Upon hearing this, most of the secret guards fled into the mountains to look for places to build houses and stay. Some led their horses towards the town, leaving only a family of three who were dressed slightly better and five secret guards including Shuang Xu.
Yan Tinglan led Zhu Fuli towards the village, "If you get tired, I'll carry you."
"I'm not tired. I've been riding for a long time. It's just right to walk."
After entering the village, Yan Tinglan asked for directions and found the village chief's house. After getting the household registration pass, he talked nonsense and bought a hilltop. He also said that he would find workers from the town to build a yard in the mountain, and told them not to be startled when they saw strangers.
The village chief hesitated and said, "But there is a big beast in the mountain. I reported it to the county magistrate, but he didn't send anyone."
Yan Tinglan's eyes flashed with deep meaning, and he just smiled and said, "No problem, we will just beat the tiger. The people I brought with me are all doing physical work, and they also learned some martial arts."
The secret guards immediately went up the mountain and hunted the tiger down. The villagers welcomed the group even more.
The yard took five days to build. They lived in the town during these five days, and then went into the mountains after the yard was built.
Huai Xu investigated the county magistrate who was doing nothing because the emperor was far away and he imprisoned him, pretending to be the county magistrate to handle county affairs, and urgently ordered the provincial government to send a new county magistrate.