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Chapter 375 Consequences
The next day, Shi Zhang got up very early, wandered around the yard wearing hemp shoes, drank a bowl of soup, and then went to greet Shi Tianze.

Shi Tianze had just used a big sword before, and stood shirtless and spread his hands while the servant girl wiped the tendon and flesh of his body.

"Go down." He took the wet cloth from the servant girl, led his son through the corridor, and told what happened last night.

Li Xia was the same age as Shi Zhang, but he was obviously better than Shi Zhang, so he became a sharpening stone for Shi Tianze to sharpen his son.

He thought his son should have the same ability as Li Xia.

"How do you see it?"

"The so-called consequence is nothing more than letting the Gou Kao Bureau attack the historian. As far as I know, Liu Taiping's nephew started a secret investigation yesterday and interrogated several of my people. But my historian holds military power, so the Gou Kao Bureau is suspicious. He didn't dare to take action immediately. On the other hand, father controls Yang Guo's family, but he can kill people at any time."

At this point, Shi Zhang said seriously: "In the face of those who dare to threaten us, we can only be more ruthless than him. Otherwise, if we give in once, he will make more excessive demands next time."

"anything else?"

"Father has dealt with Da Khan all his life. If he encounters doubts, he can break up with Da Khan, which is better than being forced by a little mouse."

Shi Tianze did not comment on Shi Zhang's analysis, and said indifferently: "Based on troubled times, every choice should be cautious."

"Yes, my child understands."

"What are you doing today?"

Shi Zhang said: "Liu Zhong directly posted the invitation card and asked me to meet. I will invite him to the Juanyuan."

"Why?"

"My boy made up a play called 'Butterfly Chuang's Dream of Zhou', which was scheduled to be rehearsed today. No matter how chaotic Kaifeng City is, I will be my wandering cloud wild crane."

Shi Tianze glanced at Shi Zhang indifferently, thinking that this was a bit naive.

Of course, the son is still young, so there is no need to be too harsh, he just said indifferently: "The city is chaotic, bring more guards..."

~~
The Juanyuan is a theater garden.

Nowadays, many shops in Kaifeng City have been ordered to "make up for the deficit", resulting in closing down. Only the Juanyuan can stand alone, because it is the property of historians.

Historians are not out to make money. Historian Erlang has no intention of official career, he likes operas and operas, he likes the learning of Laozhuang and Zhuangzi, and just set up a theater for fun.

Liu Zhong passed the post directly, and stepped into the family garden, only to see that the layout is simple and simple, without luxury, and the actors with long sleeves like flowing clouds are rehearsing on the stage.

"It's not as good as if I straddle the phoenix and ride the phoenix to Yujing. The sun and the moon will last forever in the immortal family. You just wait for a thousand bells and a song. Seeing the swords and soldiers of the seven kingdoms in the Spring and Autumn Period, it's better for me to sleep in the shade of the willow..."

Listening to the babbling libretto, Liu Zhong turned around and walked up to the stands, found a place to sit down, and a servant came up with a jug.

He was holding his wine glass, looking at the elegant back of the boy, and the long sleeves fluttering on the stage. After a while, Shi Zhang came, Shi Shiran stepped forward, and without calling Liu Zhongzhi's official name, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Liu, come here!" early."

Liu Zhong looked straight at Shi Zhang's sackcloth, and said with a smile, "Shi Erlang put on a good show."

This remark had a double meaning, but Shi Zhang pretended not to understand, and asked instead: "Brother Liu, what do you think of the lyrics of this song?"

"Okay!" Liu Zhong said straightly: "I just heard a sentence, and I was deeply touched."

"Oh? Which sentence?"

Liu Zhong looked straight into Shi Zhang's eyes, and said: "I wanted to say it was right, but he came here to do the right thing. Whoever knows the gods in the dust, Kong taught me to laugh and not say anything."

"Ha." Shi Zhang laughed, waved his sleeves and sat down beside Liu Zhongzhi.

"Speaking of the lyrics... I heard a lyrics recently, and it was very touching. I wonder if Shi Erlang has heard it?"

"Brother Liu, please speak."

"The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are outside and inside Tongguan Road. Looking at the western capital, I hesitate."

Shi Zhang smiled and said, "Brother Liu came here because of last year's incident?"

"Probably." Liu Zhong said straightforwardly, "Recently I heard about a person... Li Xia."

"Brother Liu, why don't you ask Yao Sui and Wang Xiao about this matter. What does it have to do with me?"

"Erlang doesn't like poetry?"

"I'm so elegant, I don't like vulgarity." Shi Zhang smiled slightly, and waved his sleeves again, "This lyricist... is vulgar."

Liu Zhong leaned forward and asked, "How do you say?"

"I have a little understanding of Li Xia." Shi Zhang said: "He likes to disguise himself and pretend to be someone else. Last year, he deceived Yao Sui and Yan Fu in this way, and finally caused Yan Fu to die... You know, Brother Liu, Yan Fu Yan Zijing is my best friend."

Liu Zhongzhi squinted his eyes and saw the sadness in Shi Zhang's eyes.

For a moment, he doubted his own judgment.

After a moment of silence, Liu Zhongzhi asked, "Erlang, did you ever think that Li Xia would come to Kaifeng again, pretending to be someone you like to befriend, etc., to contact you?"

Shi Zhang was surprised, and asked back, "Why are you here?"

"Yesterday, there was a murder case in the city. Someone killed two of my subordinates. This person was a Taoist priest. Haven't Erlang heard of it?"

"Is there such a thing?"

Liu Zhongzhi laughed again, and continued to test: "It's the Taoist priest Erlang saw at the Longting Lake."

"Zhang Junbao?"

"Is this the first time Erlang met him?"

Shi Zhang was puzzled, and asked back: "Brother Liu, you mean... Li Xia will repeat the old trick, and I will be the next Yao Sui?"

Liu Zhong didn't answer, his eyes were filled with thought.

Shi Zhang also fell silent, staring blankly at the stage.

At this time, a Xiaosheng appeared on the stage, and Xiaodan sang: "Good appearance. Look at his eyebrows like autumn moons, eyes like bright stars, he is really a god..."

Shi Zhang smiled wryly, and sighed: "That Zhang Junbao is just like the one sung in this song, a fairy character. It's a pity."

Liu Zhong looked sideways at Shi Zhang, unable to tell whether he was genuine or fake.

But in short, no evidence was obtained today.

"Thanks to Erlang, I saw a good show today, so I'm leaving, goodbye."

"Brother Liu, don't you have lunch together?"

"No need." Liu Zhong said bluntly: "It must be very soon, you and I will meet again..."

~~
Shi Zhang stood outside the gate of the dependent garden, watching Liu Zhongzhi's back, his face full of confusion.

Turning around again, he couldn't help laughing.

"Ha, incompetent."

Historians have a lot of soldiers in their hands, and only historians in Kaifeng City have seen the best in this test. What kind of thing is Liu Taiping?Even if he had suspicions, he only dared to send someone to make such a tactful probe.

The next moment, someone outside suddenly shouted: "Where is Shi Zhang?!"

Shi Zhang frowned and turned his head, only to see a Mongolian general leading more than twenty people striding forward.

"Where is Shi Zhang?!"

Shi Zhang stepped forward and said in Mongolian, "This general..."

"Are you Shi Zhang?" the Mongolian general looked up at Shi Zhang and asked in Mongolian.

"Exactly, I..."

"Take it!"

The guards of the historians around were about to step forward, only to see the Mongolian general holding up a token, shaking it, and shouting: "Following the order of the prime minister of the province, to test Shi Zhang, who dares to stop?! Can't you rebel?!"

Shi Zhang was startled.

Prime Minister Zuo of that province is Alanda'er's official name, but... how dare Alanda'er move historians so unscrupulously?

Before Shi Zhang could react, the Han soldiers behind General Nameng rushed forward like tigers and wolves, and held Shi Zhang down. No matter how many guards he had, no one dared to step forward to stop him.

"This general..."

"take away!"

Shi Zhang was terrified, completely unaware of what had happened.

With a pain in his wrist, he was tied up and dragged across the long street.

Looking up at the sky again, the sun was in the sky at this time, it was noon...

~~
Li Xia squatted among a group of beggars, watching this scene without much expression on his face.

He picked up the broken bowl in his hand and threw it casually. The broken bowl drew an arc and fell to the entrance of the family garden.

"Who?!" A historian's guard yelled, stepped forward to check the broken porcelain, and saw a note stuck to a piece of porcelain.

Soon, the note was in Shi Tianze's hands.

There are only four words on it.

"At noon tomorrow."

Shi Tianze's eyes were filled with shock as the four words entered his eyes.

"Li Xia...Alan Da'er...how could you..."

(End of this chapter)