Li Jinyu couldn't laugh or cry, this guy must have listened to the story a lot, but it can be regarded as a crooked beating.Huo Caiyu was silent for a moment and asked: What do you want?
The dog officer killed my father, I want to kill him to avenge my father!
The black and thin boy's eyes were slightly red, his hands were clenched, and the chicken he was holding in his hand was pinched and clucked.Huo Caiyu looked at him, did not show contempt because he was thin, dirty, and ignorant, and said seriously: We have something we have to do, and we will not kill people for you.Qian Cripple's face showed obvious disappointment.Huo Caiyu continued slowly: But if the dog official you said is really guilty, the best way is to transfer him to the Third Judicial Office of the Imperial Court, so that he can get the retribution he deserves.Qian Cripple lowered his head and sneered: The officials protect each other, the emperor doesn't care if we live or die, is it useful to hand it over to the imperial court?
If you don't think it's useful, why do you come to us again?
Qian Cripple was silent.Drowning people can grasp a straw and are willing to do their best.Whether it works or not, you have to try.Huo Caiyu said, if you accept it, we will take you with us; If you don't accept it, we can slowly find the way ourselves.Qian Cripple obviously hesitated, and after a long time he asked: Will the imperial court really deal with him?
If the evidence is conclusive.Huo Caiyu glanced at Li Jinyu, who was still a little confused, his eyes softened a lot, and his voice became gentle, at least I knew that the top one in the court really cared about the country.Emperor Jingchang's reputation can stop children from crying.Qian Cripple didn't believe Huo Caiyu's words, but after thinking for a while, he nodded ruthlessly: Okay, I'll show you the way.Before that, Huo Caiyu looked at him and said slowly, you have to go take a bath first.Qian Cripple blushed and went to bathe in the nearby stream, and Li Jinyu squatted on the ground, poking at the dying chicken with some curiosity.Huo Caiyu looked at His Majesty's appearance of never seeing a live chicken, how to look at it and find it interesting, the corners of his mouth hung a smile for most of the day, and he suddenly realized that he was a little strange like this, and forcibly interrupted his state: Is Your Majesty hungry?
His Majesty didn't seem to have eaten much.Li Jinyu was stunned for a moment, took his attention away from the chicken, and replied: "Are you hungry?"
No.Huo Caiyu opened his mouth just to interrupt his inexplicable strange state, and he was speechless after speaking; Li Jinyu raised his head with great interest: Did you call me Your Majesty just now?
Be.Let's go out, or don't we expose ourselves, right?
Do you want to call it a common point?
Huo Caiyu was stunned for a moment.Before he entered the palace, he called His Majesty Emperor Dog, and he always called His Majesty when he got along with Li Jinyu, and he didn't think of other titles.What does that minister call Your Majesty?
Li Jinyu thought for a while: Let's call it Li Jinyu.Li is the surname of the Ogi Dynasty, and Jinyu is the name of Li Jinyu when he was still a hamster spirit, which can just be used as a pseudonym.Li Jinyu Huo Caiyu chewed on the name, and for some reason felt that the name was very smooth, and nodded, I know.Li Jinyu didn't stop coming up with his own name: Do you want to take another name?
Huo Caiyu shook his head: I am a nobody, so I don't need to be so cautious.Li Jinyu thought to himself, you, the future emperor, really don't pay attention to it at all, and your name will become a shunned word for the next dynasty in the future.It's okay not to mention it, but as soon as he mentioned it, Huo Caiyu remembered that he heard Li Jinyu call him Brother Huo at Zhang Laohan's house before, and blurted out: If you want, call me brother on weekdays.Brother?
Li Jinyu scratched his chin lightly and shouted happily, Brother Huo.Brother Huo's three words seemed to have a strange magic, drilled into Huo Caiyu's ears, fell directly into the softest position in his heart, turned into a clear spring, and poured out from the gentle light in his eyes and the smile on his lips.After Li Jinyu finished shouting, he was a little strange: What are you laughing at?
Doesn't it sound good for me to call you that?
Huo Caiyu straightened his face slightly, and coughed: It's okay.After a pause, he couldn't help but whisper again, it sounded good.It's really nice to hear.At this time, Qian Cripple went to the stream over there to take a bath and came back, Li Jinyu's attention also shifted, and he was a little surprised to find that Qian Cripple, who had washed his face, was quite handsome, and he could see a little bit of the agility of a young man.Li Jinyu leaned over curiously to take a look, and said strangely: You look pretty good.There are countless good-looking people in the palace, but the contrast between Qian Cripple and his dirty appearance before is too great.The smile on the corner of Huo Caiyu's mouth disappeared in an instant, and he was in a much worse mood for some reason.He stepped forward, silently blocked Li Jinyu's sight, turned his head and said: We should set off, is the road in front of us the only way to leave the village?
Is there any other way?
The washed money cripple's face seemed to be much thinner, and his voice was not as sharp as before: there was a path, but it would go a little farther away.Take the trail.Li Jinyu was a little strange: Why don't you take the big road?
Huo Caiyu glanced up at the mountain road, stroked the wounds on his body that had roughly healed, and his eyes were slightly gloomy: avoid those dirty hyenas.Now he has not recovered from his serious injuries, and it is not known how many people the other party has brought with him; If he were the only one, he would rather ride through the pass alone, but only to protect His Majesty and another person with limited mobility, it would be better to avoid them.Li Jinyu blinked, and he actually understood.He thought about it, and went to the back of the tree under the pretext of peeing, condensing the few spiritual powers.He had applied a little breath to those three beads, which allowed him to sense the tax collector's location remotely, and he could use it to cast spells.Although the ability is very limited, it is possible to temporarily affect those mortals who have been hollowed out by the wine.The tax officer has returned to the county seat and is making a business trip at the county office.He was confirming the matter of robbing the fat sheep with the errand officer on the side, but before he could say a few words, he suddenly fell to the ground with a grunt, and then laughed silly as if he was drunk: Hehehehe, I told you, the county lord and his daughter-in-law picked up ashes, and the officers I saw with my own eyes were all scared, and several cronies of the county lord suddenly turned black as the bottom of a pot.Is this tax collector crazy?
In the county office, he talked about the private affairs of the county lord in public?!
A few days later, the county seat of Qingshui County.Qingshui County is located on the bank of the capital, with convenient water and land access, and has always been a rich place; As the core of Qingshui County, the county government is naturally more prosperous.The streets are full of traffic, and the cries of vendors on both sides are endless.Tea shops, green houses, tailor shops, inns are all available, dazzling.Li Jinyu had never seen such an ancient folk life, and he wanted to take a look everywhere with great interest, but he was pulled to the inn by Huo Caiyu and opened a room first.The money was not enough, Huo Caiyu opened two rooms, gave one to Qian Cripple, and asked: What are you going to do?
Go back to the village?
Qian Cripple pursed his lips: I can help you find out the news, the beggars in the county government are very well-informed.Huo Caiyu pondered for a while and nodded: Then I'll bother you.Before arriving at that nameless village, Huo Caiyu's original plan was to go directly to the county government to hand over His Majesty first, and let the imperial court send His Majesty back to the capital; But after seeing the problem of the tax official in the village, Huo Caiyu didn't want to appear openly.There is no doubt that the county guard of Qingshui County is a person sent by the prime minister, instead of fighting with him and checking the account books, it is better to investigate directly from the bottom and grasp the evidence and bring it directly to the surface.At that time, even if the prime minister has the heart to protect it, it will depend on whether the others who covet the position of the county guard of Qingshui County are happy.After calculating clearly in his heart, Huo Caiyu said to Li Jinyu with some apologies: Jinyu, you still need to be patient for a while.His Majesty suffered with him.Huo Caiyu originally thought that His Majesty grew up in fine clothes and food, and there must be a lot of discomfort and complaints when he went out, but he didn't expect His Majesty to be unexpectedly sensible, eat dry food and walk with him, and never shouted bitterness and tiredness.It made him sour and astringent inside.Li Jinyu didn't feel that there was anything to endure at all, on the contrary, leaving the constraints of all kinds of rules in the palace, he felt much more comfortable, and he didn't have to pretend to be a tyrant with a shelf, as long as he was stupid in front of Huo Caiyu, it was really easy and comfortable.It's just that the lack of rollers makes him a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, he has to walk every day these days, which somewhat alleviates Li Jinyu's lack of exercise anxiety.Huo Caiyu also wanted to rent a car for him, but he resolutely refused.Getting a hamster to give up exercise is even more vicious than snatching food from his mouth!
After setting up the room, Huo Caiyu prepared to go out to inquire about the situation.He originally wanted His Majesty to rest in the room, but Li Jinyu wanted to go out with him, so he had to agree with embarrassment on his face and indulgence in his heart.After a rough turn on the street of the county government, Li Jinyu looked east and west with great interest, full of curiosity, and was treated as a big fish by several traders and wanted to slaughter a wave, but fortunately, Huo Caiyu was on the side, so as to ensure that Li Jinyu did not lose all the silver on his body.There was no way, Huo Caiyu had to pull Li Jinyu into a tea shop and ordered him a plate of melon seeds and peanuts.Considering that he ate too many of these things and became angry, Huo Caiyu ordered him an extra cup of tea that failed the fire, worried that Li Jinyu would be bitter, and specially asked for two more candied fruits.Li Jinyu didn't pay attention to Huo Caiyu's subtle movements, and Huo Caiyu himself didn't realize that now he would be so concerned about His Majesty's tastes and habits.Li Jinyu said with great interest while sipping melon seeds: It is the first time I have seen such a prosperous people, and it seems that the people of the county government are living a good life.Huo Caiyu's face was slightly heavy, and he sighed lowly: It's a pity, it's not all folk.Li Jinyu was stunned: What do you mean?
It depends on how the people live, not on the sunny side, but on the yin side.Huo Caiyu gently pushed the teacup towards Li Jinyu, with a solemn expression, before we entered the city, we met a few homeless people, do you remember?
Li Jinyu nodded.The homeless people were numb and withered, and it was not much better to say that they were beggars.We had just walked around the streets a few times, and I noticed that there were groups of beggars in the streets and alleys, far more than the proportion of beggars in normal towns.Li Jinyu tilted his head as if he understood whether he understood or not: You mean that this shows that the life of the people in the county government is extremely differentiated, the rich spend their days drinking and having fun, and the poor have no food to eat and are displaced.Huo Caiyu lightly nodded the table and lowered his voice slightly, I'm afraid that the people in the county government are also having a hard time.This is not wrong.Before Li Jinyu could answer, he heard a clear voice next to him approaching, and then a young man sat directly at their table, and continued with a smile, This brother was not blinded by the superficial prosperity of the county government, but it is rare.Huo Caiyu frowned slightly, and raised his anger vigilantly: I don't know who Your Excellency is?
He and His Majesty seemed to be chatting unguardedly, but in fact, he used internal force to restrain his voice, and it would be difficult for someone who was not strong in martial arts to hear their conversation clearly.This person looks ordinary, and his martial arts are definitely not bad!
Don't be so nervous, just do the next good thing.The man was a baby-faced young man with a kind smile on his face, blinking: just seeing a fellow practitioner, he was curious to say hello.Huo Caiyu did not relax his vigilance, and moved to Li Jinyu's side without a trace.In case of an emergency, you can also protect Your Majesty.Li Jinyu was a little curious about the man who took the initiative to come up: Who are you?
The young man introduced himself with a smile: the bell is ringing in the next bel.Chi Zhong Ming?
Li Jinyu's eyes suddenly lit up: He recognized this person!
In the original book, Huo Caiyu can quickly conquer the world all the way, in addition to his opponent Taicai, but also because he has a few capable friends and subordinates.Chi Zhongming is one of the most important people.Compared with the sister of the Huo family, who is good at attacking, Chi Zhongming is more good at defensive warfare, several attacks by the imperial court army and foreign invasions at the border passes, Chi Zhongming used all means to defend and stick to Huo Caiyu's help.Li Jinyu didn't see the process of Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming getting to know each other, but knowing that they later treated each other with sincerity and trusted each other, Huo Caiyu handed over the defense of key cities to him several times.I didn't expect to meet Chi Zhongming now!
Li Jinyu's eyes were shining on Chi Zhongming's body, and it was hard to imagine that this baby face with a very kind smile turned out to be the most solid shield of the later Huo Dynasty.Huo Caiyu's eyes kept paying attention to Li Jinyu, and when he saw that His Majesty suddenly burst out with strong enthusiasm for this strange man, his mood instantly fell.Under the surname Huo, this is my cousin, surnamed Li.Brother Huo, Brother Li, the two accents sound like people from the capital?
Chi Zhongming said enthusiastically, what a coincidence, he also came from the capital.Huo Caiyu said quietly: My two brothers came to Qingshui County to visit relatives.Chi Zhongming smiled even brighter: I also came to visit my relatives in the next.Li Jinyu listened to the unnutritious conversation between the two, looked left and right, and was full of confusion in his heart: Could it be that the process of understanding the future emperor and his most trusted brother and subordinates was so boring?
Huo Caiyu and Chi Zhongming tested each other for a while, and preliminarily determined that the other party was not threatening or hostile, and relaxed a little, and the topic returned to Qingshui County itself.After chatting for a while, Huo Caiyu was a little surprised: this Chi Zhongming knew the popularity of Qingshui County very well.Brother Chi seems to be familiar with Qingshui County?
Not really, it's just that some things need to be investigated in advance.Chi Zhongming stopped halfway through his words, and opened a folding fan with a smile, and an elegant bamboo forest was painted on the fan surface.Li Jinyu watched him fan the wind gently, and couldn't help but say more words between gnawing melon seeds: Aren't you cold?
It's still early spring, it's cold, and some rich and noble people haven't changed their cotton clothes, why is this person still fanning?
Chi Zhongming had a slight smile on his face, slowly put away the fan, and coughed: I don't feel cold when I am next to my martial arts.was interrupted by Li Jinyu like this, Chi Zhongming didn't pretend to be vassally elegant, I waited for Pingshui to meet is fate, why don't you do the east in the next place, please go to the Jiangjing Restaurant?
I still have a little understanding of the county government, and I can't help but go to Jiangjing Restaurant in early spring.Li Jinyu's curiosity suddenly rose, and without waiting for Huo Caiyu's answer, he simply decided: Go!
Huo Caiyu's prevarication suddenly stopped, and he glanced at Li Jinyu helplessly, and secretly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart: Your Majesty trusts this stranger who appeared inexplicably so much?
Not a hint of suspicion?
God knows, when Li Jinyu knew that the other party was Chi Zhongming, he directly put the other party under Huo Caiyu's banner.What's more, Li Jinyu always felt quite kind when he saw Chi Zhongming, and even his human phobia was not so strong.