Fifty-nine, wonderful words

April has passed in a blink of an eye, and the Dragon Boat Festival is here again. Although Zhou Xuan was a little anxious, he still played what he should play. On the Dragon Boat Festival, he had Yang Xiaopin, Murong Liusu, Sichi, Lihu, and a group of Yulin Guards and his personal soldiers went to the Cangzhou Canal to watch the dragon boat race. This year, due to the flood, the dragon boat race was particularly lively. Because Yang Xiaopin and Murong Liusu were too beautiful. In order to reduce unnecessary trouble, at least they were afraid that people would be crowded and fell into the water, Zhou Xuan asked Piner and Liusu to wear veils, but his graceful figure could not be concealed. If it weren't for the servant's glorious, there would have been a bad boy, and the flirty sons approached and swayed. On that day, in Baihuazhou, Hongzhou East Lake, a scholar pretended to pick up a fan and wanted to pinch the feet of the sheep's little flirting, and was kicked down the lake by Sichi-

The day after Dragon Boat Festival, Zhou Xuan sent Lihu to Daming Mansion to check the news. Lihu had Lulu as his companion, so searching for people was the fastest. Zhou Xuan ordered him to go and go back quickly and get back within ten days.

On the ninth day, on May 15th, Lihu Fengchen rushed back and reported that not only did the two personal soldiers who went to Liao Kingdom not come back, but even the two personal soldiers who stayed in Daming Mansion were missing.

Zhou Xuan was very surprised. The twenty personal soldiers who went north with him were carefully selected from the 500 Fenghua elite soldiers. Not only were they all powerful, but they were also extremely alert. It would be fine if the two people who went to Liao Kingdom did not come back, but why would the two personal soldiers who stayed in Daming Mansion and waited for news disappeared?

Zhou Xuan trusted Lihu's ability, and knew that it was not Lihu's negligence. It must be that something happened in the Daming Mansion. He immediately set out to Daming Mansion. Yang Zongbao's two subordinates, Li Paijun and Lin Paijun, had arrived from Mount Tai, so he guided them. Everyone went upstream along the south bank of the canal and crossed the canal to Guantao County. On May 23, he arrived at Daming Mansion and found the "Wulu Inn" where the two personal soldiers lived that day, not far from the ancestral hall of the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty Di Renjie.

The inn shopkeeper and waiter still remembered Zhou Xuan’s two personal soldiers, checked the account books, and said that the two had checked in from April 14th and checked out on May 9th.

Lihu said: "It's the room I left the room two days before I came."

Zhou Xuan asked the shopkeeper: "What did he say before checking out? Or did he meet someone?"

The waiter replied: "I didn't say anything, but someone came to find him and then went together."

Zhou Xuan asked: "What does the person he found look like? Where is the accent?"

The waiter scratched his head and said, "It was already the time to light the lights. The villain didn't see the man clearly, nor did he hear anything he said."

Zhou Xuan nodded, and a group of more than 40 people stayed at the "Wulu Inn".

That night, Zhou Xuan called the four crazy people, Li Hu, a commander of the Yulin Guard, a captain of the personal soldiers, Li Paijun, Lin Paijun to his room to discuss matters. Yang Xiaopin and Murong Liusu knelt behind Zhou Xuan, one by one.

Zhou Xuan asked: "What do you think about the disappearance of those two personal soldiers?"

Everyone didn't speak. Looking at Zhou Xuan, they all knew that Duke Wu was resourceful and must have had great ideas.

Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "Zhang and Wu (two personal soldiers, one surnamed Zhang and the other surnamed Wu) were ordered to wait here for Wu to go to Liao Kingdom. Let's think about the news about He and Zhang. Why did Zhang and Wu check out on the ninth day of the fifth month and not know where to go?"

Four fools hugged their arms without saying a word.

Li Paijun said: "I will go to visit the judicial officers and the shu officers of Daming Prefecture tomorrow, and ask them to assist in the investigation."

Zhou Xuan shook his head: "Don't mobilize the masses like this."

The commander of the Yulin Guard said, "Does the Duke meant that Zhang and Wu got the news from Wu and He, and then checked out and left?"

Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "It's right. Zhang and Wu have my orders. If there is no news about Liao, they will not leave without authorization."

The captain of the personal soldiers said, "Why didn't you see them coming to Cangzhou? They checked out on the ninth day of the lunar month. We left Cangzhou on the 16th. Did you miss it halfway?"

Lihu said: "Why do you need seven days to go from Daming Mansion to Cangzhou? I arrived in three days and four nights."

Zhou Xuan said: "The possibility of missing out is very small, but things in the world are unpredictable, and it is possible to miss it."

The commander of the Yulinwei said: "Duke, then you will go to Cangzhou with your humble official position."

Zhou Xuan said: "No need. If you really miss it, they will know that we have gone to Daming Mansion when they arrive in Cangzhou and will come." He turned his head and looked at Murong Liusu, and smiled and said: "My Master Zhou married a beautiful and powerful female hero in Cangzhou. Who doesn't know who knows?"

Everyone laughed.

Sichi asked: "So we still have to wait here?"

Zhou Xuan said: "Wait first, it is estimated that something will happen within three days, and the two living people will not become lost out of thin air."

Zhou Xuan and his party came to Daming Mansion on May 23. The weather was extremely hot and it was very uncomfortable to be stuck in the inn. Zhou Xuan was a fun person. He heard from the shopkeeper that there was Beifeng Mountain in the north gate of Daming Mansion. There was dense forests and ancient temples. It was very quiet. It could be used to sank summer and hunt. On May 25, Zhou Xuan brought Yang Xiaopin, Murong Liusu, Sichi, Lihu, and Linpai Army to follow him. Ten other soldiers were all riding horses and carrying bows. They also took some trouble when they went out to the north gate. Daming Mansion was an important town north of the Yellow River. The terrain was dangerous and was a military fortress to resist the Liao Kingdom's southward. They had to lead the way, not to mention Zhou Xuan's soldiers carrying swords and bows on their backs.

These Linpaijun explained that after a long time, they successfully left the city, and told them to return to the city before sunset, otherwise the city gate would not open until the next day when the city gate was closed.

Daming Mansion is located in a plain area with no high mountains. The Beifeng Mountains are rolling and not very high. The trees are lush and green, with thick shade on the ground. The mountain breeze blows, and the heat is completely gone.

Not far from the mountain, I heard the sound of hooves behind me. When Zhou Xuan looked back, he saw seven or eight riders running towards me. The passengers were wearing bows and arrows, wearing Song Dynasty costumes, and they should have been hunting and fun from Daming Mansion. When he saw Zhou Xuan, the leader bowed his hand and passed by without stopping.

Zhou Xuan did not rush to urge the horse to run quickly. While enjoying the scenery, he watched his personal soldiers hunting. The mountains in the north are different from those in the south. The mountains in the south are rugged and cannot run horses, but the hills in the north can ride horses.

Zhou Xuan could not pull the bow, shoot the arrow, and was not good at riding. When he saw a mountain stream gurgling, he went down to Murong Liusu and Yang Xiaopin to catch fish with him. Zhou Xuan stabbed the fish with a shadow knife and succeeded repeatedly. Murong Liusu was much more agile than him, but the fish he had stabbed were not as many as Zhou Xuan. The four fools and powerful tigers on the shore were very strange.

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Forget it, I'll teach you another trick today. The fish in the water looks like this, but in fact the position of this fish is slightly lower than what we see - tassels, just try to sting a little bit towards the fish's position."

Murong Liusu followed Zhou Xuan's words and tried several times to master the trick. Sure enough, he stabbed it and suddenly surpassed Zhou Xuan, and couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Xuan sighed: "It's not enough to teach each other all the time, the apprentice surpasses the master at once."

Yang Xiaopin was carrying a small bucket, and Zhou Xuan and Murong Liusu pricked the fish and placed it in her small wooden bucket. Seeing that there were more fish, they were very happy. Hua Qing, the mandarin fish in Daming Mansion, is very famous.

Suddenly, I heard a man who whispered aloud more than ten feet downstream: "How about fishing like fishing? Several people sting fish upstream, making a stream of bloody blood. What's the point of being so elegant!"

Zhou Xuan put away his knife and looked at it. He saw that under the sparse willows on the shore, a man was wearing a bunch of flower scarves, a moon-white shirt, a jade belt inlaid with treasure rings, and a green soapy boot. He had clear eyebrows and eyes, three long beards. He was about forty years old. Zhou Xuan could not see the man's appearance clearly, but he felt a clear and beautiful aura coming to his face.

Who is this person? There are such people in Beifeng Mountain!

Zhou Xuan bowed and said, "Elegant interest is easy to be sour and artificial, and the wild interest is true. However, Mr. is an elder. Since that's the case, I won't stab the fish. How about borrowing a fish rod from Mr. to use it?"

The middle-aged man laughed loudly and said, "Since you are wild and straightforward, how can you cover it up with a veil?"

Zhou Xuan thought to himself: "What does this man want to do? The tassel thorn fish has taken off its veil, and only the fener is still wearing it. Could this guy be a lustful person? He should not behave like a person. The more elegant the more lustful he is, the more erotic he is. My buddy is the proof." He smiled and said, "I can't pick it. If I pick it, I'm afraid that the forest will be in chaos. The tree spirit and mandrills will come out together to see the stunning face."

"Oh?" The middle-aged man put away his fishing rod, stood up and looked at Yang Xiaofen across the stream, looking at Yang Xiaofen, looking quite rude, and said, "This young man is such a wonderful saying. It is also a fate to meet on a wild road. My village is close to you. How about drinking a little bit?"

Zhou Xuan looked at the middle-aged man and felt a very strange feeling, but he couldn't figure out what it felt for a moment, so he said, "Then I'll bother you."

Li Hu went to greet the soldiers. The middle-aged man with a look of jade and extraordinary appearance looked at Zhou Xuan's entourage, and said nothing, and led the way with a faint smile.

For some reason, Yang Xiaopin held Zhou Xuan's hand tightly, as if he was afraid that Zhou Xuan would leave her and run away alone.

After passing through a willow forest and walking around a hillside, I saw an exquisite manor in the valley. It was covered with red mud walls and black tiles. The houses in the manor were not like the architectural style of the northern part, but they looked like buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. The roosters crowed and dogs barked. When the farmers carrying water and irrigated the garden saw the middle-aged man, they all rested their work and saluted respectfully.

Sitting down at the cottage, out of habit, Sizi always looked around calmly. First, she saw a painting hanging on the west wall, with a woman sitting on a lake stone, holding a flute playing, a lilac skirt, and falling flowers around her—

The four ignorant couldn't help but say "ah" to Zhou Xuan: "Master, please look at that painting--"

After hearing what Si Chi said, except for the gentle middle-aged man, everyone else was watching the painting. Murong Liusu exclaimed: "Isn't this Sister Pin'er?"

Indeed, the woman in the painting has outstanding appearance, calm temperament, and the gestures of playing the flute are exactly like those of a sheep frown.
Chapter completed!