Of course, it makes sense for young people to say this, Wu Zetian issued a "ban on slaughter", not a "ban on meat".

Interpreting the ban on slaughter literally, transporting fresh fish or even eating fish is not a crime, and the guilty is hunting fish and shrimp. The main reason why the guards guarding the city gate were so excited was because there was finally fish to eat today.

As for the young man who hid fish in the firewood, he was anxious to be wise, but the reason he found temporarily was really lame......

"Flutter~~"

"Hahaha! The dog chases the rat and flutters the ashes, but I have heard it. ”

"Yes, this dog can still run into the river and bite fish? This is the first time I've heard of it! ”

Many passers-by burst out laughing.

Cui Geng couldn't bear the punishment of this young man, coughed lightly, stepped forward to help the round and said, "This brother, you have to change your problem of eating words in a hurry." What do you mean that this fish is dog bitten? It's called a dog and a turtle bite. ”

The leading officer is called Yao Tiande, and he is in a good mood today when he guards the city gate and checks a few fresh fish. Therefore, although he knew that Cui Geng was also, he still responded casually and perfunctorily: "What kind of dog? Why hasn't this guy heard of this? ”

"You don't know?" Cui Geng pretended to be surprised, and explained by comparison: "The dog turtle is a good thing, this thing looks like a dog, but it is actually a kind of turtle. You can not only go to the land to graze, but also go down to the rivers and lakes to fish. The most important thing is that each dog turtle will produce a treasure bead in its body, which is a priceless treasure. If anyone can see a dog and turtle, it is lucky and destined to make a fortune! ”

Hearing what he said, Yao Tiande actually had a hint of belief, and asked, "Have you really seen a dog and turtle?" ”

"Not really!" Cui Geng talked nonsense seriously, "Today, just today, I passed by a small river, and I just saw a dog turtle and a few big fish fighting in the river, and I spit out the orb in my mouth and smashed it at the heads of those big fish. The little brother was also present at the time. The two of us pondered, now that His Majesty Ze was born by the common people, he issued a ban on slaughter in the world, and we and the people should abide by it. But the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. Since this dog and turtle lives in the rivers in my Tang Dynasty, it is naturally considered His Majesty's people, and he should also abide by the ban on slaughter in the world, right? And so ......"

"So what's going on?" Military steward Yao Tiande swallowed.

"We took a decisive action and scared away the dogs and turtles."

Speaking of this, Cui Geng stretched out his hand and pointed at the fresh fish, and said with a little embarrassment: "But we were still a little late after all, and we couldn't save these poor fish." Your Majesty has promulgated a ban on slaughter in the world, and our people should have stopped this dog from suffocating and killing, alas, it is really ashamed! ”

"Oh, I see......"

Yao Tiande nodded slowly, pointed to his nose, and said in a fierce voice: "His grandmother's bear!" Boy, do you look at this official like an old turtle? This kind of nonsense, even a fool can't deceive it! The Nima dog turtle also spit out the orb and smashed the fish, why don't you say that it has become a sperm? ”

Cui Geng didn't expect to pass the test like this, so he hurriedly resorted to a killer move, and said: "This general is angry, although this matter is a little unbelievable, but I still have evidence!" ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a brocade box from his sleeve pocket. When the brocade box was opened, there was a pearl with a diameter of eight points.

Cui Geng said: "Although the dog and turtle ran away, the orb it spit out is still there." At that time, I had a share with this little brother, and he shared the fresh fish, and I shared the orb. If you don't believe me, can you see for yourself? ”

This pearl with a diameter of eight points is one of the birthday gifts given by Zhang Yuanchang and Li Zhixiang to Cui Geng, the so-called pearl in the world, seven points of pearls, eight points of treasure, this pearl can be worth more than two hundred yuan.

Being able to take this thing out and feed it to the dogs, he really wanted to save this young man who had broken the law.

Yao Tiande guards the city gate in the most prosperous place in the world, and he is also a well-informed person, and he can estimate the value of this thing after a little look.

After he took the orb, his face suddenly softened, and his tone became kinder, and he said, "According to this, is this really a thing?" ”

Cui Gengfu said with a smile: "If this general is still suspicious, he might as well take back all this evidence and investigate it well." When the investigation is clear, it's not too late to send them down. Just ...... today"

"Today, ......" Yao Tiande coughed pretending to be serious, and said: "According to the laws of my Great Zhou, if we wait for the city gate to guard the gate and leave pedestrians for a day without reason, we will be fined forty lashes." How dare this official defy the law? Let's go, and when the investigation is clear, the official will inform you. ”

"Thank you, General."

The two sides tacitly agreed that Cui Geng and the young man did not leave their names, and those who drove the car drove the car, and the one who rode the horse rode the horse, and went into the city.

Not far from the city gate, the young man parked the carriage aside, came to Cui Geng's horse, and said, "This big brother, please take a step to speak." ”

Cui Gengqing dismounted with a "hmm" and was led to a workshop by the young man.

After twisting and turning, I finally found a secluded and uninhabited place.

Puff~~

The young man knelt on the ground, kowtowed a few times, and said, "Engong is below, please accept the next bow!" ”

Cui Geng hurriedly clasped his hands and said, "It's just a gesture, why worry about it." ”

"No, this is a gesture for you, but it is a great favor for you!"

The young man couldn't hold on, and kowtowed a few more times. The head was so hard that his forehead quickly swollen and was dripping with blood.

Seeing this, Cui Geng really felt that this young man was making a fuss, and his head was broken, not so much!

Because although Wu Zetian's ban on slaughter is a bit of a bastard, she herself is not a madman, and there is no stipulation that killing animals will pay for her life.

In fact, if you are really caught violating the slaughter ban, you will only be given "50 lashes", and the punishment for the city gate guards who do not strictly supervise this matter is "20 lashes". The famine in Jianghuai was mainly due to the government's obstruction, which made large-scale fishing impossible, rather than because the people did not dare to take risks.

Although these fifty boards are very difficult to suffer, they are far from being life-saving, and they have exempted him from fifty lashes, so why is he kowtowing so desperately?

Could it be the pearl? It seems that this young man is also a knowledgeable person!

He smiled and said with relief: "This little brother, are you afraid that you can't afford to pay back that bead?" It doesn't matter, just forget it if you don't get on it. If they have the heart to save you, how can they ask you for this outside of their bodies? ”

"Engong, where do you want to go?" Only then did the young man stand up and said with a wry smile: "Although that bead is precious, our family will not be unable to take it out." Dare to ask who is the surname of Engong and where to settle in the city? You might as well leave somewhere and in two days I'll give you back a bigger and better pearl than that. ”

Yo, listen to this tone, this young man is not an ordinary child.

Cui Geng also has to make a private visit to Weifu in Yangzhou City, of course, he can't report his real name. After a moment's thought, he said: "My name is Cui Daniu, and I am a merchant who came to Yangzhou to buy goods, and these are my entourage." As for the place to stay...... I haven't picked it yet. In this way, a few of us are new to Yangzhou and are not familiar with Yangzhou, why don't we work hard and lead us around Yangzhou? As for that bead, it's worth the wages of these days, how about it? ”

"Done!"

The young man said freely: "A few days' wages are worth two hundred yuan, but Engong is generous. It seems that Engong is not the master who is short of money, so it will not be hypocritical to be in the future. However, although this is the end of this bead, your kindness cannot be undone. In this way, if you encounter anything difficult in Yangzhou in the future, just look for me. ”

What a big breath!

Cui Geng secretly thought, if your kid really has such a great ability, would you dare to disobey the slaughter ban and risk smuggling a few fresh fish?

As if seeing his doubts, the young man said again: "Zai is also surnamed Cui, called Cui Fang, and now lives in Baijia Lane, Renshoufang, east of the city, and Engong can inquire as soon as he inquires." In terms of silver net worth, I definitely don't have much kindness, but in Yangzhou City, if you encounter something that money can't solve, you might as well find me. ”

Cui Geng wanted to ask again what was "something that money can't solve", but he refused to go into detail, but just deduced that Engong would naturally understand when he encountered it.

Subsequently, Cui Fang, a native of Yangzhou, led Cui Geng and others to visit Yangzhou and found an inn to live in.

The largest inn in Yangzhou City is called Quy Nhon Inn, which is also in Renshoufang.

According to Cui Fang, this inn is a restaurant in front of it, and an inn in the back, with more than 100 rooms, clean and elegant, and it is suitable for foreign merchants like Cui Geng.

Cui Geng had nothing to do with this, and took Chen Sanhe, Song Genhai and Yao Du, and several people led the horse to follow Cui Fang to the front of the Quy Nhon Inn.

Soon, four or five of the innkeepers took the reins, ready to take the horses for a wash, drink, and walk.

Another man came up and beckoned everyone upstairs to eat.

But at this moment, a moth appeared.

Wow~~

A young man in white quickly ran from not far away, and when he passed by everyone, he suddenly stretched out his hand and snatched the burden in Song Genhai's hand!

"Good thief!"

Before Song Genhai could react, Cui Yi's eyes were quick, he shouted, and quickly pulled out his leg and tripped on the young man's left leg.

The thief couldn't close the momentum, and with an "oops" sound, he fell to the ground.

Song Genhai woke up at this time, and he was scared into a cold sweat. Money is secondary, and there are Cui Geng and Chen Sanhe's resignation in this burden. It was really robbed by this thief, but it delayed the big thing.

Frightened and angry, he came to the young man in white, and lifted him up like an eagle catching a chicken.

Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!

Song Genhai first slapped the thief a few big mouths, and then scolded viciously: "Holy shit, dare to steal your Grandpa Song's things, boy, I think you are tired and crooked!" ”

Unexpectedly, the thief had no fear.

"Whew!" He spit out a mouthful of bloody spit, and said sharply: "Dare to beat your little master, I think you are tired and crooked."

Then, he shouted into the distance, shouting: "Brothers, come here, these grandsons will be punished if they don't eat." ”

"It's coming!"

With a response, twenty or thirty people came running from both ends of the street.

Although these people are tall, short, fat and thin, both old and young, the advantage in numbers alone makes Cui Geng and others feel huge pressure.

Seeing this, Cui Geng scolded secretly, good guy, dare to love a gang to commit a crime, isn't it that as soon as he and others entered the city, they were targeted by the thief's eyes as sheep from other places?

The guys in the restaurant and the pedestrians on the road were even more unbearable, and when they saw that it was this group, they immediately hid in the restaurant and hid in the restaurant, and hid in the shop on the street.

In an instant, only Cui Geng and his party and this gang of thieves were left on the entire street!

"Cangchang~~"

Song Genhai pulled out his waist knife, and the void waved a few knife flowers, and said, "You guys...... What do you want to do? Grandpa, this knife has drunk the blood of people and thieves! ”

The leader of the group was a tall, slender middle-aged man with a pockmarked face.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he smiled unhurriedly: "A few of you should be the first time to Yangzhou, right?" If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time you've gone far away? ”

Song Genhai was surprised, turned his head to look at Cui Geng, and asked in a daze: "Big, uh, the owner, how did he know that it was the first time we went out?" ”

This second goods!

Cui Geng was so angry that he scolded secretly.

The middle-aged pockmark said again: "Hehe, I don't even understand the truth that wealth is not exposed, saying that you are not young chicks who have never been far away, who believes it?" Today, Uncle Ben will teach you a good job, in the future, hide the gold beads or something, don't take them out to show off if you have nothing to do. ”

After hearing this, Cui Geng was already sure that when he bribed at the city gate, he was indeed targeted.

Immediately, he sneered and said, "So what? I don't believe it, it's bright in broad daylight, in Yangzhou City, do you still dare to rob? Aren't you afraid of the government's punishment? ”

"Hey, the government? You mean the officials? The middle-aged pockmarked said disdainfully, "Don't dare to meddle with the two of them if you lend them the guts!" ”

After a slight pause, he said: "Outsiders, if you know each other, just throw the burden over, let's make friends." If you don't know each other......"

"How else?"

"We're going to do it! Not only will you not be able to keep your belongings, but you will also have to suffer in vain! ”

"This ......"

Cui Geng was really embarrassed, he secretly pondered, right now, there are more than 20 people on the other side.

And what about your own side? He and Yao Du don't have much combat effectiveness, and Song Genhai may still have a chance of winning one-on-one, and he may be beaten down by someone against the two of them. Cui Fang, a young man with fine skin and tender meat, is not a brave and ruthless master.

If you hit it hard, it must be your own side that will suffer a big loss!

What to do? Is it really to give away the burden?

Or does the hero not suffer the immediate loss, dismiss the itinerary of the private visit of Weifu, and simply show his identity directly?

As soon as the identity is revealed, these thieves who have been stabbed by thousands of knives should not dare to rob the county master!