Li Qiufeng took the big man back to his guest room. After entering the house, Li Qiufeng immediately sat on a chair in front of the window and said to the big man, "Brother, please take a seat." ”

The big man closed the door, stood respectfully in front of Li Qiufeng, and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the villain has offended the uncle somewhere, and please don't blame the uncle." ”

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said, "Brother Tai doesn't have to worry too much, we are just meeting for the first time today, where can we talk about offending and not offending?" But I have a few words I want to ask Brother Tai, I wonder if Brother Tai can tell the truth?"

The big man nodded again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "Even if the uncle says yes, the villain must reply honestly." ”

Li Qiufeng said: "Brother Fang Cai claims to be an officer and soldier, I don't know if this is true or false?"

The big man hurriedly said: "How dare a villain pretend to be an officer and soldier? If this is known, it will be a crime of one degree." The villain is a soldier under Lord Hu of Ruyang, and this time he was ordered by Lord Hu to deliver official documents in Luoyang. After entering the city early this morning, I first lived in this inn and made a point, and I wanted to send the official document to the Yamen of the Luoyang Prefect after eating, but the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper stopped the villain and did not allow the villain to go out. The villain was afraid that he would miss his business, so he clashed with the store. It was the villain who was reckless and disturbed the uncle, and I hope the uncle will forgive him. ”

Li Qiufeng was stunned for a moment, and said: "Brother Tai is the Ruyang garrison, it stands to reason that the official document of Ruyang Wei should be submitted to the Luoyang garrison, why does the Supreme Elder ask Brother Tai to send the official document to the Yamen of the Luoyang Prefect? Did Brother Tai misremember the instructions of the Shangguan?"

The big man shook his head and said, "How dare the villain make a mistake in such a big matter? Lord Hu really instructed the villain to hand over the official document to Lord Han Qusihan, the prefect of Luoyang." In the past two years, the villain has gone to the Yamen of the Luoyang Prefect many times to deliver official documents, and he will definitely not be mistaken. ”

Li Qiufeng listened to the big man's words, which didn't seem to be fake, and thought to himself: "This is strange." Luoyang Mansion and Ruyangwei are one scholar and one martial artist, and they do not belong to each other, so why do they have such frequent exchanges of official documents? Look at this big man, although he is arrogant, he is still a straightforward person. He was humiliated by me just now, and he didn't dare to lie openly when he thought about it, which is a bit strange. ”

The big man saw Li Qiufeng thoughtfully, for fear that if he didn't believe his words, if he took action to punish him, he would inevitably suffer a lot. So he continued: "Lord Hu has instructed that when the official document is submitted to the prefect's yamen, it must be received by Lord Han or Master Ji of the prefect's yamen, and it must not be handed over to others. After the handover of the official documents, the villain was asked to stay in Luoyang for half a day to wait for Lord Han's reply. Even if there is no palindrome, you have to return to Ruyang with a receipt. ”

When Li Qiufeng heard him say this, he was even more suspicious in his heart, thinking of the appearance of Ji Dingzhong when he spoke last night, and secretly thought in his heart: "This master surnamed Ji is clever and has insight into the officialdom, and he is really a powerful person." Governor Han and Ruyangwei, Lord Hu, have such frequent contacts, and this extremely powerful Master Ji, the joints in it are only afraid that there will be a lot of articles. ”

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng said to the big man: "Lord Hu's official document, can you give it to me to take a look?"

The big man was startled, his body trembled, and he said in a trembling voice: "Great, uncle, this, this can't be done." If there is a mistake in the official document, the villain's head will not be able to be saved......"

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said, "Brother Tai, don't worry, I'm just going to take a look, and I won't damage the official documents." ”

The big man's body trembled, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his face showed horror. Li Qiufeng knew that he was scared, and said with a smile: "Brother Tai doesn't need to panic, there is fire paint on the official documents, I just look at what it looks like, and I won't open the official documents, you can rest assured." ”

The big man thought to himself that if he insisted on not handing over the official documents, this person turned his face, but he was afraid that he would suffer again. At this time, he is subject to others, stretching out his head and stabbing his head, and shrinking his head is also a knife. He gritted his teeth, took out a gray briefcase from his arms, sent it to Li Qiufeng, and said in a trembling voice: "Uncle, please take a look." ”

Li Qiufeng took the briefcase into his hand, only to see that the cover of the briefcase was written with the words "Chengluoyang Mansion Han Gongqi Enlightenment", but there was no payment below. The seal is painted with fire paint, and there is a small seal. Li Qiufeng took the briefcase in his hand, then handed the briefcase back to the big man, and said: "Since this official document is so important, Brother Tai should put it away." ”

The big man was relieved, took the briefcase into his hand, carefully put it back in his arms, and then stood aside. Li Qiufeng stood up and paced a few steps in front of the window, before he said to the big man: "I have offended a lot, and I hope my brother will forgive me." The shopkeeper is also for the good of his brother, and he hopes that his brother will not hold a grudge. ”

The big man hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the uncle taught you a lesson." ”

Although the big man looked sincere, he was secretly thinking in his heart: "This kid is talking to the shopkeeper like this, so he is naturally the caretaker of this inn." It's good to know where you kid came from, and when Lao Tzu finishes his business, find a reason, and ask Master Ji to send a few prefect yamen to smash this bird inn and give Lao Tzu this bad breath. ”

Li Qiufeng continued: "Right now, the officers and soldiers are cleaning the streets, and I don't see that they are soldiers in Luoyang City. They don't know the identity of Brother Tai, and if there is a conflict, they are afraid that they will delay Brother Tai's official business. Is it to Brother Tai or stay in the inn for a while, and after the officers and soldiers are closed, it is not too late for you to go to the prefect's yamen to do business. ”

The big man nodded again and again, and kept saying yes in his mouth. Li Qiufeng said: "In this case, brother, please go back, we will have a period later." ”

The big man respectfully gave Li Qiufeng a salute on the occasion of amnesty, and then withdrew from the guest room.

Li Qiufeng listened to the footsteps of the big man and went far away, so he left the guest room and quietly went to the first floor. At this time, all the guests on the first floor who were watching the excitement had dispersed, and only the shopkeeper was writing and calculating behind the counter. As soon as he saw the strong autumn wind going downstairs, the shopkeeper came forward with a heap of faces, and said: "Uncle Fang Cai helped, and the little old man was grateful." ”

Li Qiufeng waved his hand and said, "The old man is polite." I'm just indignant for a moment, and my husband doesn't have to worry about such a trivial matter. ”

When he said this, he deliberately frowned, as if something was difficult to decide. Seeing him so embarrassed, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Uncle has something to say, if the little old man can help, he will do his best to help." ”

Li Qiufeng said: "I can't hide it, I asked the man just now, he is indeed an officer and soldier......

The shopkeeper was startled, his face changed greatly, and he paused and said, "This is terrible! I was afraid of these Qiu Ba's blackmail, but I didn't expect them to send this wicked person to the store to go undercover. If he had returned to the barracks, he would have brought his accomplices with him to blackmail. Well, how is this—how is this good?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Things are not as bad as my husband thinks. Although this person is an officer and soldier, he is not a garrison in Luoyang City, nor a soldier of the guard outside the city, but a soldier of the Ruyang Guard, and this time he is just going to Luoyang on business. ”

When the shopkeeper heard that it was an officer and soldier from other places, he was relieved, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "So that's the case." That's good, that's good. He thought to himself: "Since he is a soldier of Ruyang Guard, hundreds of miles away from Luoyang City, there is no need to be afraid of him." Originally, I was worried that I would offend the officers and soldiers, and I would inevitably be blackmailed by these bastards, but now it seems that I am safe. ”

Li Qiufeng saw that the shopkeeper was no longer frightened, so he continued: "But although this person is not a local garrison in Luoyang, I am afraid that he is also related to the Luoyang government, so it is better not to offend him." I see that the guest room on the second floor is better, so I might as well change him to a good room, and it can be regarded as a good fate......"

The shopkeeper didn't wait for Li Qiufeng to finish speaking, so he called Qu and said, "Uncle, you don't know this." This Qiu Ba was very arrogant when he stayed in the hotel, how dare we offend him? He lived in the fourth room of Tianzi, which was the best room in the small shop, and there was really no better room for him to change. ”

Li Qiufeng let out an "oh" and said, "I see." I'm just talking about it casually, my husband doesn't have to care. ”

The two chatted a few more words, and Li Qiufeng immediately gave his leave. After he walked to the second floor, he looked at the wooden sign hanging on the guest room, and found the No. 4 room of Tianzi without difficulty. He looked at it for a moment, then turned back to his room, and after thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind, and sat down on the bed cross-legged and held his breath.

It was not until dinner time that all the catchers on the street were withdrawn. A moment later, pedestrians appeared on the street. Immediately afterwards, the shopkeeper ran to the second floor, stood at the top of the stairs and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the prefect's yamen has issued an order, the ban has been canceled, everyone can go out!"

Li Qiufeng walked quickly to the door and listened to the movement in the corridor. I could only hear the footsteps of the shopkeeper from the second floor to the first floor. After a while, I heard the sound of the door opening at the other end of the hallway, followed by heavy footsteps.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "It's here!"

After the heavy footsteps went downstairs, Li Qiufeng quietly opened the door and slowly walked towards the staircase. But he saw that the big man had already walked to the first floor. The shopkeeper and the shopkeeper had suffered from him, and when they saw the big man coming downstairs, they immediately turned their backs and pretended not to see him. The big man snorted and walked out of the inn.

After Li Qiufeng waited for the big man to go out, he walked downstairs, said hello to the shopkeeper and Xiao Er, and then walked out of the door. By this time, the big man had walked a hundred and ten paces away, and was walking east along the street. Li Qiufeng knew that this big man was just brute force and had not practiced martial arts, so he followed closely behind him to see where he went.

By this time, night had come, and the lanterns in front of the shops on both sides of the street had been lit. The aroma of wine and food wafted out of the tavern, making people's appetite move. The further I went, the more pedestrians grew. The big man just walked forward with his head shut, and on a few occasions when he passed by pedestrians, he accidentally scratched slightly, and he glared angrily, and almost wanted to punch and beat. Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "This person is so arrogant, I think he is also an arrogant master in Ruyangwei. ”

Li Qiufeng followed Dahan for a long time, turned north along a street corner and turned into a secluded street, only walking for dozens of years, and a large-scale, majestic mansion with black tiles and white walls appeared in front of him. In the night, three red lanterns were hung on the left and right sides in front of the mansion. The main entrance was closed, and four soldiers stood on each side. These soldiers held a gun in their left hand and a knife in their right hand, and their chests were folded and their bellies were folded, and their eyes did not squint. There is a plaque with gold characters on a black background hanging on the gate, and there are four big characters on it: "Luoyang Government Office".

Li Qiufeng stood far away under the eaves of an umbrella shop, looking at the yamen of the Luoyang prefect sitting in the north and facing south, and thought to himself: "Luoyang is worthy of being the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, and this yamen is so large, it is indeed different from other places." Compared with the Shuntianfu Yamen, it is not far behind. ”

(End of chapter)