The main ship is relatively spacious, with more than a dozen flags on the front of the ship, which reads various bans issued by the court. Any one of them is enough to make the local officials frightened. Eight soldiers on the deck are chatting, with long swords and spears placed aside. They are Yiwei sent by the court. When officials in the court come to see him off, they should be arranged neatly to fill the storefront. From today on, there is no need to be so serious. m. Mobile phones are the most traffic-saving site, with no advertisements.

The cabin was very large, and Hu Guiyang stood in the small front hall waiting. Qian Gong went in to report, but he had not come out for a long time.

Nearly two quarters of an hour later, Qian Gong came out and said with a smile: "Peeror Lao Hu has been waiting for a long time, please come in."

Hu Guiyang smiled and nodded, walked into the inner hall, and found that the door was closed from behind, and Qian Gong did not follow in.

This is a complete living room, not big, with exquisite furnishings. There are windows on both sides. You can see the river view by pushing them open. There are round stools and small tables under the window. The carpet is thick and soft, and the feet are silent. There are two armchairs opposite. There is a tall screen behind it. There is a landscape painting hanging on it. Hu Guiyang cannot tell whether it is good or bad. He can only judge by the many seals on the painting. This painting must be written by a famous person.

There must be a portal behind the screen leading to the bedroom, but Hu Guiyang is the only one in the living room.

He stood at the door for a while, but didn't understand what to do, so he had to cough gently.

A servant in green was turned from behind the screen, "Person Hu, please sit down, sir, come out soon."

Hu Guiyang was a little nervous. Shang Lu was very famous as the chief minister. His adoptive father Zhao Ying sighed more than once before his death that the chief minister of Shang was in charge of the cabinet, which was a great blessing in the court. Unfortunately, the status gap was too large. One was the head of all officials, and the other was the brocade clothes and hundreds of households, and they were not able to meet.

As Hu Guiyang, he had the opportunity to meet with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, but it was almost impossible to get along with the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. The only connection between the two was He Baiwan.

The two chairs on the front are for guests, so the Jinyi Captain was of course not qualified to sit. The servant picked up a round stool from the window and placed it in the starting position, and several steps away from the chair.

Hu Guiyang stepped forward and bowed to thank him, "I have no choice but to thank you... Hey, why is it you?"

When the servant first came out, Hu Guiyang didn't dare to look up and looked closely. He felt that the sound was familiar, and he didn't think about it. After getting closer, he glanced at it and suddenly realized that it was someone he knew.

The grass in blue clothes said coldly: "Yes, it's me."

Hu Guiyang was also considered a person who had seen the world, but he was stunned at this time. After a while, he smiled and said, "Why... have you boarded the Young Guardian's ship and become a servant?"

"I am not a servant, I am an escort."

"Guard? Who to protect?"

"Of course it is to protect the adult, the lady, and one of the granddaughters of the adult."

"But...who gave you the idea?" Hu Guiyang never believed that Xiaocao, who had just walked out of the mountains, could think of this trick.

"Isn't what I thought of? I have nothing in the world and don't know big heroes or heroes. Of course, I have to find a big backer for myself. It's just right here to recruit people, so I'll come here to try it."

Xiaocao was lying, but Hu Guiyang couldn't prove it. He shook his head, "Okay, you got on the boat by yourself, and you became the guard of Master Shaobao. Your status is much higher than mine. Thank you for giving me a seat."

Hu Guiyang bowed and thanked him and sat on the stool.

The grass snorted and walked back behind the screen.

The main leader Shang Lu finally came out. He was a thin old man wearing casual clothes and looked very serious, as if he was preparing to try the case in court.

Hu Guiyang hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "Princess Corsel Hu Guiyang, pay homage to Lord Shaobao."

Shang Lu nodded, sat on the chair, waved his hand, signaled the guest to sit down, and then said, "Look at the tea."

The grass came out again, carrying the tea tray, with two cups of hot tea on it, first for the adults, and then for Hu Guiyang.

Hu Guiyang had to get up to receive the tea. There were not many cases around him, so he could only hold the tea holder with his left hand and hold the cup with his right hand. He sipped it gently. The tea was very hot and could not drink it at all, so he could only take a breath of hot air.

Shang Lu didn't touch the teacup at all, looking at Hu Guiyang, "Are you used to living on the boat?"

"Very good." Hu Guiyang held the teacup, full of doubts, and did not dare to ask immediately. Others were afraid of Wang Zhi, but he was not afraid, he dared to say anything, and even in front of Yuan Bin, he could be at ease. But the person in front of him was the chief minister of the cabinet, and he had won three consecutive years of wise ministers. Hu Guiyang didn't read much, so he could feel restrained in front of scholars.

"Well, if you have any needs, you can find Qiangong or Gao Guard, they can do it."

"It is a great honor to be able to take the adult ship and you have nothing to ask for."

"Okay, you guys talk first." Shang Lu stood up, nodded, and turned to the back of the screen.

Hu Guiyang didn't understand why, so he had to get up and see him off. When Shang Lu's figure disappeared, he said to Xiaocao: "Sir Young Master, let's talk?"

"Yes, you obviously heard it." Xiaocao picked up another round stool and sat opposite him, "Sit down, don't always stand."

Hu Guiyang sat down slowly, "What are you talking about?"

"You are a guest, please do whatever you want." Xiaocao smiled at the corner of her mouth, obviously unable to suppress her pride.

Hu Guiyang has encountered many strange things recently, and this time he is the most confused. He stared at Xiaocao, "What should you do when you arrive in Hangzhou?"

"Get wages, get off the boat, hire a boat, and go to Yunyang Mansion."

"The person who killed your sister and killed Gaojia Village was Da Tiehammer, and he was not in Yunyang Prefecture."

"I know, thank you for not killing him and leaving me the opportunity to take revenge. But I'm not in a hurry. The only reason why the Big Hammer did evil is to please Wenjiazhuang. I have to take a look and see what happened to Wenjiazhuang. I've killed so many people for no reason."

Xiaocao took it seriously, and she also had many doubts that needed to be explained.

Hu Guiyang breathed a long sigh, "You make the decision on your business, so let's just talk about it casually? How old are you?"

"Ten... won't tell you."

Xiaocao looks sixteen or seventeen years old, and looks even younger when dressed as a servant.

"Where is your chain gun?"

"Let it go. Just talk about this? I am chatting with you on behalf of Lord Shaobao."

It was really inconvenient for Hu Guiyang to hold the teacup, so he simply got up, put the teacup on several tables next to the main seat, and returned to his original position, "What did Shaobao say to you?"

"Too many, if you don't ask, I don't know what to say."

Hu Guiyang smiled, "Okay, you won, let's have a formal chat. First of all, I want to ask, what is the relationship between Master Shaobao and He Baiwan?"

Xiaocao also smiled, "My lord guessed so accurately. You must ask this the first thing you did."

"I asked, what about your answer?"

Xiaocao coughed twice, "This matter must be finished from the beginning. Your Jinyiwei Nanshi has a secret responsibility, what is the way to find...?"

"Seeking immortals and seeking the way."

"Yes, the original intention of seeking immortals and seeking Taoism is good, but if you make the emperor obsessed with gods and immortals, good things will turn into bad things. Therefore, someone must stop you from doing anything wrong."

Xiaocao was serious, Hu Guiyang just wanted to laugh, forced himself to hold it back, and said, "Yes, my adoptive father did this kind of thing. He has been proving that the so-called demons and immortals are all fakes, thinking that behind ghosts and gods, the things I have done now are similar."

"Your adoptive father is Zhao Ying." Xiaocao lowered his head and thought for a while, his brows spread and his speech speed increased. "Zhao Ying did a good job, and the adults are very satisfied with him..."

"etc."

"What are I doing? Where did I say it wrong?"

"What does 'adults are very satisfied' mean?"

"It's very satisfied, it's very satisfied. What else does it mean?" Xiaocao said in surprise.

"Everyone knows that my adoptive father's backer in the court was the former Jinyiwei Shishi Yuan Bin Yuan. If he said he was satisfied, he should be satisfied. What does it have to do with Lord Shaobao?"

Xiaocao understood and smiled and said, "Oh, you asked this, you haven't mentioned it yet. It's okay to say it first. Yuan Bin is the nominal backer of your adopted father, and the Young Master is the real backer behind it."

Hu Guiyang was surprised, "No, Yuan Bin Yingzong Dynasty protected my adoptive father. How many years has it been since Lord Shaobao entered the cabinet?"

"The chief ministers of the cabinet have been protecting Zhao Ying, and the Young Master is no exception, but this kind of protection has ended. Zhao Ying passed away and the Young Master has retired and returned home. The new chief minister probably has no such leisure."

"Have you seen my adopted father?"

"I have seen it. On the third day after the lord was promoted to prime minister, I secretly arranged a meeting."

Hu Guiyang was even more surprised, "I have never heard my adoptive father mention it."

"If Zhao Ying kept her promise, she would not mention it to anyone."

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "After talking, I haven't mentioned He Baiwan yet."

"Don't worry, this is mentioned. He Baiwan is He Sanjie'er's adoptive father?"

"right."

"What a coincidence, you all have an adopted father." Xiaocao found it very interesting, laughed twice, and immediately corrected his expression, "He Baiwan was introduced to the Lord by Zhao Ying?"

"Hu?" Hu Guiyang thought he would not be more surprised, but Xiaocao's answer was far beyond his expectations, "He Baiwan... cannot be, he is the enemy of his adoptive father, and he has been pursuing him for many years..."

Xiaocao couldn't help laughing again, "Haha, there are things you can't imagine."

"I can't imagine many things. Keep talking about it. Why didn't my adoptive father kill He Baiwan? Why did he introduce him to Master Shaobao? Where is He Baiwan now?"

"You have so many questions, fortunately I'm prepared." Xiaocao Rili's thoughts, "Zhao Ying found He Baiwan a year ago, no, to be precise, He Baiwan found Zhao Ying a year ago, told him a lot of things, gained Zhao Ying's trust, so he was introduced to the adults, and he successfully convinced him to become an important person."

"What did He Baiwan say?"

"He Baiwan said that there is a strange thing in this world, which has infinite magical uses. It can control things freely when used on equipment, and it can control things freely. It can be used on practitioners with infinite power. Needless to ask, this is naturally a jade pendant, also called golden elixir, or a blood-splitting jade, called Jixin, Baimiao stone, and Tongtian jade. In short, there are many names. He Baiwan also demonstrated to Zhao Ying and the Lord on the spot, claiming that once this object is collected in large quantities and used in the army, it will be easy to suppress the Northern Territory."

Hu Guiyang could imagine how shocked his adoptive father Zhao Ying and the chief assistant Shang Lu would be after seeing the Tianji Technique and the Fire God Art, but he still found it difficult to believe that his adoptive father was persuaded by He Baiwan and gave up the revenge of killing his son.

"He Baiwan is a liar."

"Yes, but he is a clever liar. He hides his true purpose, and what he says is true. The problem now is that the emperor also knows the wonders of the jade pendant and believes that it can bring immortality. Lord Shang is no longer an official, but he cannot hand the emperor over to the hands of anyone in this way, so he wants to ask you for help."

"I will also try my best to arrest He Baiwan without any reminder."

"Just catch people just can't be done, you have to prove that the jade pendant has nothing to do with immortality."

"How do you prove this?"

"I don't know, it depends on you."

Hu Guiyang stood up, "Sir Young Guardian has retired and returned home. What kind of protection can I get from him?"

Xiaocao also stood up and smiled and said, "I, I protect you." After that, she took out a jade pendant from her arms, all red, without a trace of white, and looked at Hu Guiyang with a smile.
Chapter completed!