Chapter 17: Grass snake

Duwei Mansion crosses two streets to the east, and although there is a magnificent mansion far less than Zhenhou Mansion, it is also impressive in Guicheng.
Most houses in Guicheng are made of rammed earth. There are not many houses that can be built one by one with bricks and tiles. If you live in such a house, you will at least have people with faces in Guicheng.
This mansion is the county guard house of Zhen County.
After the first battle with the Wutu people, Xiling set up three counties, sealed three counties, and one counted town.
The Xilingdu Hufu is still preserved and is located in the city of Fenggan in Yuwen County.
The highest nominal chief on Zhen Jun's side is naturally Du Hongsheng.
After the cold winter has passed, the climate of Xiling has not yet fully recovered.
In a spacious room in the east compartment of Gushoufu, there is still a fire, and the interior is warm as spring. Du Hongsheng’s favorite carved wooden chair is usually sitting on it. At this time, an old man in black fur is sitting At the age of sixty, white face is not necessary, and he is holding the volume in his hand to open it.
On the table beside the chair, a stack of volumes was stacked.
Du Hongsheng stood extremely respectfully in front of the old man at this time, bowing slightly, and as the old man looked through the volume, Du Hongsheng even breathed as lightly as possible.
Afterglow in the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the hand that opened the volume. If he only looked at that hand, it was hard to believe that its owner would be an old man over sixty years old.
The fingers are slender, without any wrinkles, and even look very smooth. At first glance, it looks like the slender fingers of the young woman of Huaxin.
It took a long time before the old man put down the volume, lifted up the beautiful hands, and gently pressed the temples on both sides. Then he asked, "How much?" Compared with his old age, his voice was quite sharp. fine.
"At present, the inventory has been presented to the boss." Du Hongsheng's body bent deeper: "The remaining balance can be completely counted out by tomorrow morning."
The old man nodded slightly and smiled gently: "Master Du, the population of Guicheng is quite a lot."
"Returning to the elders' words, since the saints made up their minds and resumed trade with the Wutu people, Xiling's side began to flourish." Du Hongsheng cautiously said: "Gucheng is the only way for Xiling Business Road, from everywhere There are many business trips here, and many people around Guicheng also ran to the city to find a livelihood, so the population of the city increased."
The old man gave a "huh", Du Hongsheng saw the old man's face calm, his body slightly straightened, and said softly: "Boss, Hu Cao counted the population of Guicheng, and there are now more than 300 people who counted the eligible people. , Wait till tonight to count the rest completely, the whole Guicheng city must be no less than 400, the number is large, the xiaguan..... the guanguan is dull, I don’t know how to find the person the boss wants to find ."
"Don't worry." The old man and Yan Yue said: "After the inventory, check how many of these hundreds were born in Guicheng. Great Master observed the astrology, and Tianyue westbound. The original star position was in the east, so The Tianyue looking for was not born in Guicheng, but came from the east. If the birthplace is Guicheng, it can be ruled out."
Du Hongsheng busy said: "The boss means that the Tianyue you are looking for came to Xiling from Guan Nei, and then lives here?"
The old man took the tea cup from the case, and looked calm and took a sip.
"After the chaos of Wutu, the first two years of Xiling were quite chaotic." Du Hongsheng said: "There are a lot of people flowing from various places to Xiling, people are coming and going, and their household registration is not easy to calculate. These years have stabilized and settled in the turtle. Men, women and children of the city are registered, and there are roads to enter and exit Guicheng. Once in Guicheng for more than three months, they must declare to Hucao and register, so if there are outsiders who settle in Guicheng, they can also check Here." He slightly raised his eyelids, only to see the old man's knees, and said softly: "Xiaguan came to work four years ago. He paid more attention to the household register and worked hard."
The old man nodded and smiled, "If you can find Tian Yue here, Master Du can't help."
Du Hongsheng immediately knelt down and respectfully said: [Nameless novel www.downtxt.net] "Xiaguan will definitely find Tianyue for the boss at all costs."
"Master Tian predicted that once Tianyue entered Beijing, my Tang Dynasty would be prosperous and prosperous." The old man smiled and said: "The saint would naturally find Tianyue for the well-being of the people of the world. If Tianyue entered Beijing, the saints must let him enjoy the glory and wealth. In addition, the saints also have a will. If anyone can help the court find Tianyue, it is also essential to add officials to the prince."
Du Hongsheng hesitated and asked tentatively: "Boss, Zhenhou House has a lot of eyes and ears in Zhen County. If you let Zhen's family.....!"
"The court believed in Master Du even more." The old man always kept the expression of Yan Yue: "I came to Xiling, and I already knew that. Looking for the news of Tian Yue, they will also know whether they want to contribute to the court. Will you please?"
Du Hongsheng said busyly: "Xiaguan has already disclosed the news of looking for Tianyue to Hu Cao according to the instructions of the boss, and they will soon spread the news. Over Duwei Mansion, the Xiaguan has also been recruited yesterday evening. Han Yunong and the two arresters asked them to find out, and within two days, the news of searching for Tian Yue should be able to spread throughout every corner of Guicheng City, and Zhen Hou should now know that the boss is coming and that the boss is Come for Tian Yue."
"It's so good." The old man smiled and said: "Master Du takes more care, as long as you find Tian Yue in Zhen County, no matter who finds it, I can guarantee you back to Kyoto."
Du Hongsheng's eyebrows showed excitement, knocking on the head and said: "The kindness of the old man will be remembered for life."
"Go ahead," the old man waved, picking up another volume.
Du Hongsheng got up, bowed back, and thought of something, and asked again: "Boss, so many people have moved from Zhenyuan to Zhenjun and settled in Guicheng for so many years. Man, just... Xiaguan dare to ask, besides being born in October, at the age of seventeen this year, are there any other clues, even if there is a trace of clues, it will be much easier to find."
The old man pondered a little, and finally said: "Wine, Tianyue is good wine, one day is indispensable."
Du Hongsheng opened his eyebrows and arched his hand: "Thank you boss, there are not many young people who are greedy for good wine. With this clue, Xiaguan understands what to do."
He stooped out of the house and stood up straight outside the door. He saw a slender man standing beside him, wearing a hat, and the whole person breathed a yawn.
This is the attendant who came with the boss. Although Du Hongsheng didn't know what he was, he didn't dare to be negligent. He arched his hand to the Doujia people. The Doujia people just nodded slightly and didn't give Du Hongsheng a glance. , Walked into the house, and closed the door.
Du Hongsheng can only smile bitterly.
Although he was the county guard of Zhen County, the county guard of Xiling was not as good as a small county magistrate, Shutan.
When he was transferred from Kyoto to Xiling, Du Hongsheng felt ashamed. He just felt that it was no different from being a military. There was no power in his hand, but what basket was going to come out. The first offender was his county guard. .
The boss in the house shakes his fingers in Kyoto, and there may be countless people landing, so even if he is the one who leads him, there must be no slightness.
What’s more, the Dou people can enter and leave the old man’s house at any time. Naturally, they are the cronies of the old man. Such a person, don’t say that he is a little Zhenjun county guard, even if he is a big official, he would not dare to be in front of such a person. Showing the slightest disrespect.
The Doujia entered the house and closed the door. He took off the Doujia. On his left eyebrow, there was a very clear scar. The scar stretched from the forehead to the corner of his eye, so his left eye looked very strange. It seems closed.
"Boss thinks they can find it?" Doujia stood in front of the old man, his expression calm and calm, like water.
When he entered the door, the old man didn't even lift the corners of his eyes. Obviously he knew that this person was the only one who couldn't come in at this time. Then he put down the volume in his hand and smiled: "No!"
The Doujians didn't show any surprise. "Oh," the old man pointed his finger to the chair next to him, and then he picked up the teacup and said slowly: "Xiling said it's not big, but it's not small, I really want to hide a few people here, maybe it takes three years and five years of effort, there may not be any clue, not to mention that the person may not be in Xiling."
"In this case, why did the elders have a big fan in Guicheng?" Dou Liren sat down on the chair, but his body was upright: "If the person you are looking for is really in Xiling, don't the elders do this, don't you fight the grass?"
The old man smiled and said: "Hunting dogs are brought with them when hunting. The role of hunting dogs is not just to hunt down prey, but sometimes to disturb the prey. Once the prey finds that the hound appears, it will panic and expose its own behavior. At this time, the hunters are good at hunting."
"If the man was in Xiling, the movements in Guicheng would disturb him?"
"If the prey is lurking, we can't find him even if we have the patience." The old man slowly said: "Our chance is just because the prey can't hold back and jump out of ourselves."
Dou Liren's eyes were cold, "Boss thinks the prey will jump out?"
"It's just a bet." The old man sighed with a smile in his mouth: "At least in this game, we have far more chips than each other." Stroking his smooth fingers softly, said softly: "Let's go With the first piece, the opponent must participate in this game whether they want to or not."
"The boss's chess technique has always been very brilliant." Dou Liren said sincerely.
The old man smiled and said: "Xitai's mouth is rarely praised." After a slight pause, he said: "We are in Xiling and we are violent. If the other side is really here, we will doubt that we already know their whereabouts. Of course, they will also suspect that we are playing grass and snakes, but no matter whether it is true or false, they dare not gamble, if the person is really here, they will not risk to let him stay here, and they will also try every means to make He is far from here."
"So as long as they act, it is our chance." Doujia said humanely.
The old man nodded slightly: "Our bow and arrow have been opened, waiting for the hound to disturb the prey. Once the prey jumps out, it is the time to hunt."
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